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Recognised as Colour

#B353E1

  • #B353E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B353E1 is a violet with RGB values 179, 83, 225 and HSL 281°, 70%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B353E1#B353E1
HEX#B353E1
RGBrgb(179, 83, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3255, 0.8824
RGB percentages70.2%, 32.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(280.6, 70.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 63.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 63.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,752,417
CSS custom property--colour: #B353E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#4CAC1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#117AE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A81DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AE6E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9Dark orchid · ΔE 11.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81E153
Analogous#6C53E1, #E153C8
Triadic#E1B353, #53E1B3
Split complementary#C8E153, #53E16C
Tetradic#E16C53, #81E153, #53C8E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDD5F8
Lighter +20%#D9AAF0
Lighter +10%#C67EE9
Darker −10%#A028D9
Darker −20%#801FAF
Darker −30%#611784
Darker −40%#410F59
More saturated +25%#BC3AFA
Less saturated −25%#AA6CC8

Channel breakdown

R179
G83
B225
Red179 (70.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue280.56°
Saturation (HSL)70.3%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 53 · B E1

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