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Colour

#B321E7

  • #B321E7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B321E7 is a violet with RGB values 179, 33, 231 and HSL 284°, 80%, 52%. 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

#B321E7#B321E7
HEX#B321E7
RGBrgb(179, 33, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1294, 0.9059
RGB percentages70.2%, 12.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(284.2, 80.5%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 85.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK22.5%, 85.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,739,623
CSS custom property--colour: #B321E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#4CDE18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AE588Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 8.7Blue violet · ΔE 12.6Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Fuchsia · ΔE 24Magenta · ΔE 24Medium orchid · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55E721
Analogous#5021E7, #E721B8
Triadic#E7B321, #21E7B3
Split complementary#B8E721, #21E750
Tetradic#E75021, #55E721, #21B8E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D9FB
Lighter +30%#E2ABF6
Lighter +20%#D37DF1
Lighter +10%#C34FEC
Darker −10%#9315C0
Darker −20%#701092
Darker −30%#4D0B64
Darker −40%#290636
More saturated +25%#BE09FF
Less saturated −25%#A440C8

Channel breakdown

R179
G33
B231
Red179 (70.2%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue284.24°
Saturation (HSL)80.49%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 21 · B E7

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