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Recognised as Colour

#B26BDD

  • #B26BDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B26BDD is a violet with RGB values 178, 107, 221 and HSL 277°, 63%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B26BDD#B26BDD
HEX#B26BDD
RGBrgb(178, 107, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4196, 0.8667
RGB percentages69.8%, 42%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(277.4, 62.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 51.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK19.5%, 51.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,693,021
CSS custom property--colour: #B26BDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4D9422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D86E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#638BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AD7E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Orchid · ΔE 15.8Violet · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96DD6B
Analogous#796BDD, #DD6BCF
Triadic#DDB26B, #6BDDB2
Split complementary#CFDD6B, #6BDD79
Tetradic#DD796B, #96DD6B, #6BCFDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E7FA
Lighter +20%#DDBEF0
Lighter +10%#C894E7
Darker −10%#9C42D3
Darker −20%#822AB8
Darker −30%#65218E
Darker −40%#481765
More saturated +25%#B854F4
Less saturated −25%#AC82C6

Channel breakdown

R178
G107
B221
Red178 (69.8%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue277.37°
Saturation (HSL)62.64%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 6B · B DD

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