Colour

#B300F1

#B300F1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B300F1 is a violet with RGB values 179, 0, 241 and HSL 285°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B300F1#B300F1

HEX#B300F1

RGBrgb(179, 0, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0, 0.9451

RGB percentages70.2%, 0%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(284.6, 100%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 100%, 94.5%)

CMYK25.7%, 100%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,731,185

CSS custom property--colour: #B300F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#4CFF0E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AB578Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.7 Blue violet · ΔE 16.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.5 Magenta · ΔE 23.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6 Medium blue · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EF100

Analogous#3B00F1, #F100B6

Triadic#F1B300, #00F1B3

Split complementary#B6F100, #00F13B

Tetradic#F13B00, #3EF100, #00B6F1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEBEFF

Lighter +30%#E18BFF

Lighter +20%#D458FF

Lighter +10%#C725FF

Darker −10%#8D00BE

Darker −20%#67008B

Darker −30%#410058

Darker −40%#1B0025

More saturated +25%#B300F1

Less saturated −25%#A41ED3

Channel breakdown

R179

B241

Red179 (70.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue284.56°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 00 · B F1

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Colour values

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