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Colour

#B26EFE

  • #B26EFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#B26EFE is a violet with RGB values 178, 110, 254 and HSL 268°, 99%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#B26EFE#B26EFE
HEX#B26EFE
RGBrgb(178, 110, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4314, 0.9961
RGB percentages69.8%, 43.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(268.3, 98.6%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 56.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK29.9%, 56.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,693,822
CSS custom property--colour: #B26EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#4D9101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C8FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A48BACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Blue violet · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAFE6E
Analogous#6E72FE, #FA6EFE
Triadic#FEB26E, #6EFEB2
Split complementary#FEFA6E, #72FE6E
Tetradic#FE6E72, #BAFE6E, #6EFEFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8D3FF
Lighter +10%#CDA1FE
Darker −10%#973BFE
Darker −20%#7C09FD
Darker −30%#6401D2
Darker −40%#4C019F
More saturated +25%#B26DFF
Less saturated −25%#B380EC

Channel breakdown

R178
G110
B254
Red178 (69.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue268.33°
Saturation (HSL)98.63%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 6E · B FE

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