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Recognised as Colour

#B356EF

  • #B356EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B356EF is a violet with RGB values 179, 86, 239 and HSL 276°, 83%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B356EF#B356EF
HEX#B356EF
RGBrgb(179, 86, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3373, 0.9373
RGB percentages70.2%, 33.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(276.5, 82.7%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 64%, 93.7%)
CMYK25.1%, 64%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,753,199
CSS custom property--colour: #B356EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#4CA910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E84ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AA759Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92EF56
Analogous#6756EF, #EF56DE
Triadic#EFB356, #56EFB3
Split complementary#DFEF56, #56EF66
Tetradic#EF6656, #92EF56, #56DEEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E2FC
Lighter +20%#DDB3F8
Lighter +10%#C885F3
Darker −10%#9E27EB
Darker −20%#8313CC
Darker −30%#650F9D
Darker −40%#470A6F
More saturated +25%#B646FF
Less saturated −25%#AE6DD8

Channel breakdown

R179
G86
B239
Red179 (70.2%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue276.47°
Saturation (HSL)82.7%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 56 · B EF

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