Recognised as Colour

#B306FA

#B306FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B306FA is a violet with RGB values 179, 6, 250 and HSL 283°, 96%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B306FA#B306FA

HEX#B306FA

RGBrgb(179, 6, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0235, 0.9804

RGB percentages70.2%, 2.4%, 98%

HSLhsl(282.5, 96.1%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 97.6%, 98%)

CMYK28.4%, 97.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,732,730

CSS custom property--colour: #B306FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#4CF905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0073F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A95C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.7 Blue violet · ΔE 18.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.9 Magenta · ΔE 24.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9 Medium blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4DFA06

Analogous#3906FA, #FA06C7

Triadic#FAB306, #06FAB3

Split complementary#C7FA06, #06FA39

Tetradic#FA3906, #4DFA06, #06C7FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0CEFE

Lighter +30%#E19CFD

Lighter +20%#D26AFC

Lighter +10%#C238FB

Darker −10%#9004C9

Darker −20%#6C0397

Darker −30%#480265

Darker −40%#240133

More saturated +25%#B501FF

Less saturated −25%#A626DA

Channel breakdown

R179

B250

Red179 (70.2%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue282.54°

Saturation (HSL)96.06%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 06 · B FA

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