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Recognised as Colour

#B33EEA

  • #B33EEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B33EEA is a violet with RGB values 179, 62, 234 and HSL 281°, 80%, 58%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#B33EEA#B33EEA
HEX#B33EEA
RGBrgb(179, 62, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2431, 0.9176
RGB percentages70.2%, 24.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(280.8, 80.4%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 73.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK23.5%, 73.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,747,050
CSS custom property--colour: #B33EEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#4CC115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#267BE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AC6592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11Blue violet · ΔE 12.8Dark violet · ΔE 13.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Fuchsia · ΔE 28.6Magenta · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75EA3E
Analogous#5D3EEA, #EA3ECB
Triadic#EAB33E, #3EEAB3
Split complementary#CBEA3E, #3EEA5D
Tetradic#EA5D3E, #75EA3E, #3ECBEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF6FE
Lighter +30%#E9C8F9
Lighter +20%#D79AF4
Lighter +10%#C56CEF
Darker −10%#9E18DD
Darker −20%#7D13AF
Darker −30%#5C0E81
Darker −40%#3B0953
More saturated +25%#BB29FF
Less saturated −25%#A959CF

Channel breakdown

R179
G62
B234
Red179 (70.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue280.81°
Saturation (HSL)80.37%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 3E · B EA

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