Colour

#B353EB

#B353EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B353EB is a violet with RGB values 179, 83, 235 and HSL 278°, 79%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B353EB

RGBrgb(179, 83, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3255, 0.9216

RGB percentages70.2%, 32.5%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(277.9, 79.2%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 64.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK23.8%, 64.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,752,427

CSS custom property--colour: #B353EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#4CAC14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4082E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AC7298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 14 Blue violet · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 21.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Medium purple · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BEB53

Analogous#6753EB, #EB53D7

Triadic#EBB353, #53EBB3

Split complementary#D7EB53, #53EB67

Tetradic#EB6753, #8BEB53, #53D7EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0DCFB

Lighter +20%#DBAEF6

Lighter +10%#C781F0

Darker −10%#9F25E6

Darker −20%#8217C2

Darker −30%#641194

Darker −40%#450C66

More saturated +25%#B83FFF

Less saturated −25%#AD6BD3

Channel breakdown

R179

G83

B235

Red179 (70.2%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue277.89°

Saturation (HSL)79.17%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 53 · B EB

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