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Recognised as Colour

#B310D8

  • #B310D8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B310D8 is a violet with RGB values 179, 16, 216 and HSL 289°, 86%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B310D8#B310D8
HEX#B310D8
RGBrgb(179, 16, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0627, 0.8471
RGB percentages70.2%, 6.3%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(288.9, 86.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 92.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK17.1%, 92.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,735,256
CSS custom property--colour: #B310D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#4CEF27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F70D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B24B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.8Dark orchid · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 15.4Fuchsia · ΔE 23.9Magenta · ΔE 23.9Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35D810
Analogous#4F10D8, #D81099
Triadic#D8B310, #10D8B3
Split complementary#99D810, #10D84F
Tetradic#D84F10, #35D810, #1099D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBAFA
Lighter +30%#E28BF6
Lighter +20%#D75BF3
Lighter +10%#CB2CEF
Darker −10%#8C0CA9
Darker −20%#640979
Darker −30%#3D054A
Darker −40%#16021A
More saturated +25%#BD00E8
Less saturated −25%#A12DBB

Channel breakdown

R179
G16
B216
Red179 (70.2%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue288.9°
Saturation (HSL)86.21%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 10 · B D8

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