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Colour

#B365FF

  • #B365FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B365FF is a violet with RGB values 179, 101, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B365FF#B365FF
HEX#B365FF
RGBrgb(179, 101, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3961, 1
RGB percentages70.2%, 39.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.4, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK29.8%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,757,055
CSS custom property--colour: #B365FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#4C9A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#038AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F8CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A585A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1FF65
Analogous#6665FF, #FF65FE
Triadic#FFB365, #65FFB3
Split complementary#FEFF65, #65FF66
Tetradic#FF6665, #B1FF65, #65FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFF
Lighter +20%#E5CBFF
Lighter +10%#CC98FF
Darker −10%#9A32FF
Darker −20%#8100FE
Darker −30%#6700CB
Darker −40%#4D0098
More saturated +25%#B365FF
Less saturated −25%#B378EC

Channel breakdown

R179
G101
B255
Red179 (70.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 65 · B FF

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