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Colour

#B300E1

  • #B300E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B300E1 is a violet with RGB values 179, 0, 225 and HSL 288°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B300E1#B300E1
HEX#B300E1
RGBrgb(179, 0, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0, 0.8824
RGB percentages70.2%, 0%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(287.7, 100%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 100%, 88.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 100%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,731,169
CSS custom property--colour: #B300E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#4CFF1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AF4E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.1Blue violet · ΔE 14.8Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Fuchsia · ΔE 22.6Magenta · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EE100
Analogous#4300E1, #E1009F
Triadic#E1B300, #00E1B3
Split complementary#9EE100, #00E143
Tetradic#E14300, #2EE100, #009EE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEAEFF
Lighter +30%#E47BFF
Lighter +20%#DA48FF
Lighter +10%#CF15FF
Darker −10%#8A00AE
Darker −20%#62007B
Darker −30%#390048
Darker −40%#110015
More saturated +25%#B300E1
Less saturated −25%#A21CC5

Channel breakdown

R179
G0
B225
Red179 (70.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue287.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 00 · B E1

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