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Recognised as Colour

#B300E2

  • #B300E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B300E2 is a violet with RGB values 179, 0, 226 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

#B300E2#B300E2
HEX#B300E2
RGBrgb(179, 0, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0, 0.8863
RGB percentages70.2%, 0%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(287.5, 100%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 100%, 88.6%)
CMYK20.8%, 100%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,731,170
CSS custom property--colour: #B300E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#4CFF1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AF4E85no 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 text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.1Blue violet · ΔE 14.8Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Fuchsia · ΔE 22.6Magenta · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2FE200
Analogous#4200E2, #E200A0
Triadic#E2B300, #00E2B3
Split complementary#A0E200, #00E242
Tetradic#E24200, #2FE200, #00A0E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEAFFF
Lighter +30%#E47CFF
Lighter +20%#D949FF
Lighter +10%#CF16FF
Darker −10%#8B00AF
Darker −20%#62007C
Darker −30%#3A0049
Darker −40%#110016
More saturated +25%#B300E2
Less saturated −25%#A21CC6

Channel breakdown

R179
G0
B226
Red179 (70.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue287.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 00 · B E2

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