Colour

#B274CC

#B274CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B274CC is a violet with RGB values 178, 116, 204 and HSL 282°, 46%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B274CC

RGBrgb(178, 116, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4549, 0.8

RGB percentages69.8%, 45.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(282.3, 46.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 43.1%, 80%)

CMYK12.7%, 43.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,695,308

CSS custom property--colour: #B274CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#4D8B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6489CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#748EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B18096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.7 Orchid · ΔE 16.3 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Plum · ΔE 21.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9 Slate blue · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8ECC74

Analogous#8674CC, #CC74BA

Triadic#CCB274, #74CCB2

Split complementary#BACC74, #74CC86

Tetradic#CC8674, #8ECC74, #74BACC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E4F5

Lighter +20%#DBBFE7

Lighter +10%#C799DA

Darker −10%#9D4FBE

Darker −20%#823B9F

Darker −30%#632D7A

Darker −40%#451F55

More saturated +25%#BC5CE4

Less saturated −25%#A88CB4

Channel breakdown

R178

G116

B204

Red178 (69.8%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue282.27°

Saturation (HSL)46.32%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 74 · B CC

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