Colour

#B367FF

#B367FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B367FF is a violet with RGB values 179, 103, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B367FF

RGBrgb(179, 103, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4039, 1

RGB percentages70.2%, 40.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(270, 100%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 59.6%, 100%)

CMYK29.8%, 59.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,757,567

CSS custom property--colour: #B367FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#4C9800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#138BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#428DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A586AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3FF67

Analogous#6767FF, #FF67FF

Triadic#FFB367, #67FFB3

Split complementary#FFFF67, #67FF67

Tetradic#FF6767, #B3FF67, #67FFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6CDFF

Lighter +10%#CC9AFF

Darker −10%#9A34FF

Darker −20%#8001FF

Darker −30%#6600CD

Darker −40%#4D009A

More saturated +25%#B367FF

Less saturated −25%#B37AEC

Channel breakdown

R179

G103

B255

Red179 (70.2%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 67 · B FF

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