Colour

#B277EC

#B277EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B277EC is a violet with RGB values 178, 119, 236 and HSL 270°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B277EC

RGBrgb(178, 119, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4667, 0.9255

RGB percentages69.8%, 46.7%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(270.3, 75.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 49.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK24.6%, 49.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,696,108

CSS custom property--colour: #B277EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#4D8813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5590F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6592E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A98CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5 Slate blue · ΔE 19.1 Orchid · ΔE 19.2 Violet · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1EC77

Analogous#7877EC, #EC77EB

Triadic#ECB277, #77ECB2

Split complementary#EBEC77, #77EC78

Tetradic#EC7877, #B1EC77, #77EBEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#E5D0F9

Lighter +10%#CBA4F2

Darker −10%#994AE6

Darker −20%#7F1FDE

Darker −30%#6619B1

Darker −40%#4C1384

More saturated +25%#B264FF

Less saturated −25%#B28AD9

Channel breakdown

R178

G119

B236

Red178 (69.8%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue270.26°

Saturation (HSL)75.48%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 77 · B EC

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Colour values

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