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Colour

#B331FF

  • #B331FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B331FF is a violet with RGB values 179, 49, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B331FF#B331FF
HEX#B331FF
RGBrgb(179, 49, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1922, 1
RGB percentages70.2%, 19.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(277.9, 100%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 80.8%, 100%)
CMYK29.8%, 80.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,743,743
CSS custom property--colour: #B331FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#4CCE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#007AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A7699Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 13.5Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7Fuchsia · ΔE 26.2Magenta · ΔE 26.2Medium blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DFF31
Analogous#4C31FF, #FF31E4
Triadic#FFB331, #31FFB3
Split complementary#E4FF31, #31FF4C
Tetradic#FF4C31, #7DFF31, #31E4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#EBCAFF
Lighter +20%#D997FF
Lighter +10%#C664FF
Darker −10%#A000FD
Darker −20%#7F00CA
Darker −30%#5F0097
Darker −40%#3F0064
More saturated +25%#B331FF
Less saturated −25%#AC4BE5

Channel breakdown

R179
G49
B255
Red179 (70.2%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue277.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 31 · B FF

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