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Recognised as Colour

#B278EB

  • #B278EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B278EB is a violet with RGB values 178, 120, 235 and HSL 270°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B278EB#B278EB
HEX#B278EB
RGBrgb(178, 120, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4706, 0.9216
RGB percentages69.8%, 47.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(270.3, 74.2%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 48.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK24.3%, 48.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,696,363
CSS custom property--colour: #B278EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#4D8714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5791EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6793E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A98CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Orchid · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Violet · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1EB78
Analogous#7878EB, #EB78EB
Triadic#EBB278, #78EBB2
Split complementary#EBEB78, #78EB78
Tetradic#EB7878, #B1EB78, #78EBEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#E5D1F8
Lighter +10%#CBA4F2
Darker −10%#994CE4
Darker −20%#7F21DC
Darker −30%#661AB0
Darker −40%#4C1384
More saturated +25%#B265FE
Less saturated −25%#B28BD8

Channel breakdown

R178
G120
B235
Red178 (69.8%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue270.26°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 78 · B EB

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