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Colour

#B26CFC

  • #B26CFC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#B26CFC is a violet with RGB values 178, 108, 252 and HSL 269°, 96%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#B26CFC#B26CFC
HEX#B26CFC
RGBrgb(178, 108, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4235, 0.9882
RGB percentages69.8%, 42.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(269.2, 96%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 57.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK29.4%, 57.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,693,308
CSS custom property--colour: #B26CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#4D9303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D8DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B8EF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A489AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6FC6C
Analogous#6C6EFC, #FA6CFC
Triadic#FCB26C, #6CFCB2
Split complementary#FCFA6C, #6EFC6C
Tetradic#FC6C6E, #B6FC6C, #6CFCFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6D0FE
Lighter +10%#CC9EFD
Darker −10%#983AFB
Darker −20%#7E08FA
Darker −30%#6504CB
Darker −40%#4C0399
More saturated +25%#B269FF
Less saturated −25%#B37FE9

Channel breakdown

R178
G108
B252
Red178 (69.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue269.17°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 6C · B FC

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