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Recognised as Colour

#B366E9

  • #B366E9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B366E9 is a violet with RGB values 179, 102, 233 and HSL 275°, 75%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B366E9#B366E9
HEX#B366E9
RGBrgb(179, 102, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4, 0.9137
RGB percentages70.2%, 40%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(275.3, 74.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 56.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK23.2%, 56.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,757,289
CSS custom property--colour: #B366E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#4C9916

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3986EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#568AE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AC7E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Orchid · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE966
Analogous#7266E9, #E966DD
Triadic#E9B366, #66E9B3
Split complementary#DEE966, #66E972
Tetradic#E97266, #9CE966, #66DDE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5ECFC
Lighter +20%#DFBFF6
Lighter +10%#C993EF
Darker −10%#9D39E3
Darker −20%#841DCC
Darker −30%#67179F
Darker −40%#4A1073
More saturated +25%#B750FF
Less saturated −25%#AF7CD3

Channel breakdown

R179
G102
B233
Red179 (70.2%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue275.27°
Saturation (HSL)74.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 66 · B E9

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