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Recognised as Colour

#B33FE0

  • #B33FE0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B33FE0 is a violet with RGB values 179, 63, 224 and HSL 283°, 72%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B33FE0#B33FE0
HEX#B33FE0
RGBrgb(179, 63, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2471, 0.8784
RGB percentages70.2%, 24.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(283.2, 72.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 71.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK20.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,747,296
CSS custom property--colour: #B33FE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#4CC01F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#377ADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#AF628Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.9Dark violet · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7Dark magenta · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CE03F
Analogous#633FE0, #E03FBC
Triadic#E0B33F, #3FE0B3
Split complementary#BCE03F, #3FE063
Tetradic#E0633F, #6CE03F, #3FBCE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EFFC
Lighter +30%#E7C3F5
Lighter +20%#D697EE
Lighter +10%#C46BE7
Darker −10%#9C21CB
Darker −20%#7A1A9F
Darker −30%#581373
Darker −40%#370C47
More saturated +25%#BF23FC
Less saturated −25%#A75BC4

Channel breakdown

R179
G63
B224
Red179 (70.2%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue283.23°
Saturation (HSL)72.2%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 3F · B E0

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