Colour

#B356CF

#B356CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B356CF is a violet with RGB values 179, 86, 207 and HSL 286°, 56%, 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#B356CF

RGBrgb(179, 86, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3373, 0.8118

RGB percentages70.2%, 33.7%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(286.1, 55.8%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 58.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK13.5%, 58.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,753,167

CSS custom property--colour: #B356CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#4CA930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3778D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B81CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B26A8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.2 Orchid · ΔE 16 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6 Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Violet · ΔE 19.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.22, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72CF56

Analogous#7656CF, #CF56AF

Triadic#CFB356, #56CFB3

Split complementary#AFCF56, #56CF76

Tetradic#CF7656, #72CF56, #56AFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF5FC

Lighter +30%#E9CDF1

Lighter +20%#D7A5E6

Lighter +10%#C57EDA

Darker −10%#9D36BC

Darker −20%#7C2A95

Darker −30%#5B1F6D

Darker −40%#3A1445

More saturated +25%#C23BEA

Less saturated −25%#A471B4

Channel breakdown

R179

G86

B207

Red179 (70.2%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue286.12°

Saturation (HSL)55.76%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 56 · B CF

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