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Recognised as Colour

#B355E2

  • #B355E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B355E2 is a violet with RGB values 179, 85, 226 and HSL 280°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B355E2#B355E2
HEX#B355E2
RGBrgb(179, 85, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3333, 0.8863
RGB percentages70.2%, 33.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(280, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK20.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,752,930
CSS custom property--colour: #B355E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#4CAA1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#177BE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B82DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#AE7094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.8Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Orchid · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E255
Analogous#6D55E2, #E255CA
Triadic#E2B355, #55E2B3
Split complementary#CBE255, #55E26C
Tetradic#E26C55, #84E255, #55CBE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDD8F8
Lighter +20%#DAACF1
Lighter +10%#C681E9
Darker −10%#A029DB
Darker −20%#811EB3
Darker −30%#621787
Darker −40%#42105B
More saturated +25%#BB3CFB
Less saturated −25%#AB6EC9

Channel breakdown

R179
G85
B226
Red179 (70.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 55 · B E2

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