Colour

#B355EC

#B355EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B355EC is a violet with RGB values 179, 85, 236 and HSL 277°, 80%, 63%. 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#B355EC

RGBrgb(179, 85, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3333, 0.9255

RGB percentages70.2%, 33.3%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(277.4, 79.9%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 64%, 92.5%)

CMYK24.2%, 64%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,752,940

CSS custom property--colour: #B355EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#4CAA13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4183E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AB7399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8 Blue violet · ΔE 19.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1 Dark violet · ΔE 22.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EEC55

Analogous#6855EC, #EC55D9

Triadic#ECB355, #55ECB3

Split complementary#D9EC55, #55EC68

Tetradic#EC6855, #8EEC55, #55D9EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1DFFB

Lighter +20%#DCB1F6

Lighter +10%#C883F1

Darker −10%#9E27E7

Darker −20%#8316C5

Darker −30%#641197

Darker −40%#460C69

More saturated +25%#B842FF

Less saturated −25%#AD6DD4

Channel breakdown

R179

G85

B236

Red179 (70.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue277.35°

Saturation (HSL)79.89%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 55 · B EC

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