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Colour

#B278EC

  • #B278EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B278EC is a violet with RGB values 178, 120, 236 and HSL 270°, 75%, 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

#B278EC#B278EC
HEX#B278EC
RGBrgb(178, 120, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4706, 0.9255
RGB percentages69.8%, 47.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(270, 75.3%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 49.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK24.6%, 49.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,696,364
CSS custom property--colour: #B278EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#4D8713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5691F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6693E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#A98CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Orchid · ΔE 19.2Violet · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2EC78
Analogous#7878EC, #EC78EC
Triadic#ECB278, #78ECB2
Split complementary#ECEC78, #78EC78
Tetradic#EC7878, #B2EC78, #78ECEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E5D1F9
Lighter +10%#CBA5F2
Darker −10%#994BE6
Darker −20%#7F1FDF
Darker −30%#6519B2
Darker −40%#4C1385
More saturated +25%#B265FF
Less saturated −25%#B28BD9

Channel breakdown

R178
G120
B236
Red178 (69.8%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 78 · B EC

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