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Recognised as Colour

#B356E8

  • #B356E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B356E8 is a violet with RGB values 179, 86, 232 and HSL 278°, 76%, 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 Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B356E8#B356E8
HEX#B356E8
RGBrgb(179, 86, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3373, 0.9098
RGB percentages70.2%, 33.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(278.2, 76%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 62.9%, 91%)
CMYK22.8%, 62.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,753,192
CSS custom property--colour: #B356E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#4CA917

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#047DECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4683E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AC7397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BE856
Analogous#6A56E8, #E856D4
Triadic#E8B356, #56E8B3
Split complementary#D4E856, #56E86A
Tetradic#E86A56, #8BE856, #56D4E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0DDFA
Lighter +20%#DBB0F4
Lighter +10%#C783EE
Darker −10%#9F29E2
Darker −20%#821ABE
Darker −30%#641491
Darker −40%#450E64
More saturated +25%#B93FFF
Less saturated −25%#AC6ED0

Channel breakdown

R179
G86
B232
Red179 (70.2%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue278.22°
Saturation (HSL)76.04%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 56 · B E8

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