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Colour

#B300FF

  • #B300FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B300FF is a violet with RGB values 179, 0, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B300FF#B300FF
HEX#B300FF
RGBrgb(179, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0, 1
RGB percentages70.2%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(282.1, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 100%, 100%)
CMYK29.8%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,731,199
CSS custom property--colour: #B300FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#4CFF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A75E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Fuchsia · ΔE 26Magenta · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 31.5Blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CFF00
Analogous#3400FF, #FF00CB
Triadic#FFB300, #00FFB3
Split complementary#CBFF00, #00FF34
Tetradic#FF3400, #4CFF00, #00CBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0CCFF
Lighter +30%#E199FF
Lighter +20%#D166FF
Lighter +10%#C233FF
Darker −10%#8F00CC
Darker −20%#6B0099
Darker −30%#480066
Darker −40%#240033
More saturated +25%#B300FF
Less saturated −25%#A620DF

Channel breakdown

R179
G0
B255
Red179 (70.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue282.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 00 · B FF

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