Recognised as Colour

#B281FA

#B281FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B281FA is a violet with RGB values 178, 129, 250 and HSL 264°, 92%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B281FA#B281FA

HEX#B281FA

RGBrgb(178, 129, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5059, 0.9804

RGB percentages69.8%, 50.6%, 98%

HSLhsl(264.3, 92.4%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 48.4%, 98%)

CMYK28.8%, 48.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,698,682

CSS custom property--colour: #B281FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#4D7E05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A99FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6799F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A497B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9 Violet · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9FA81

Analogous#818DFA, #EF81FA

Triadic#FAB281, #81FAB2

Split complementary#FAEF81, #8DFA81

Tetradic#FA818D, #C9FA81, #81FAEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE3FE

Lighter +10%#D0B2FC

Darker −10%#9450F8

Darker −20%#761FF6

Darker −30%#5D09D9

Darker −40%#4807A8

More saturated +25%#B17CFF

Less saturated −25%#B591EA

Channel breakdown

R178

G129

B250

Red178 (69.8%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue264.3°

Saturation (HSL)92.37%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 81 · B FA

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