Recognised as Colour

#B353D0

#B353D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B353D0 is a violet with RGB values 179, 83, 208 and HSL 286°, 57%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B353D0

RGBrgb(179, 83, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3255, 0.8157

RGB percentages70.2%, 32.5%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(286.1, 57.1%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 60.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK13.9%, 60.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,752,400

CSS custom property--colour: #B353D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#4CAC2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3176D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5780CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B2688Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 2.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7 Orchid · ΔE 17.4 Violet · ΔE 20.8 Medium purple · ΔE 21.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 2.09, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#70D053

Analogous#7453D0, #D053AF

Triadic#D0B353, #53D0B3

Split complementary#AFD053, #53D074

Tetradic#D07453, #70D053, #53AFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF3FC

Lighter +30%#E8CBF1

Lighter +20%#D6A3E6

Lighter +10%#C57BDB

Darker −10%#9D34BC

Darker −20%#7B2994

Darker −30%#5A1E6C

Darker −40%#391344

More saturated +25%#C238EB

Less saturated −25%#A46EB5

Channel breakdown

R179

G83

B208

Red179 (70.2%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue286.08°

Saturation (HSL)57.08%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 53 · B D0

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