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Recognised as Colour

#B36AFB

  • #B36AFB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B36AFB is a violet with RGB values 179, 106, 251 and HSL 270°, 95%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B36AFB#B36AFB
HEX#B36AFB
RGBrgb(179, 106, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4157, 0.9843
RGB percentages70.2%, 41.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(270.2, 94.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 57.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK28.7%, 57.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,758,331
CSS custom property--colour: #B36AFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#4C9504

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A8CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B8EF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A687A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Blue violet · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2FB6A
Analogous#6B6AFB, #FB6AFA
Triadic#FBB36A, #6AFBB3
Split complementary#FBFB6A, #6AFB6A
Tetradic#FB6A6A, #B2FB6A, #6AFAFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6CDFE
Lighter +10%#CC9CFC
Darker −10%#9A38FA
Darker −20%#8007F8
Darker −30%#6705C7
Darker −40%#4D0495
More saturated +25%#B366FF
Less saturated −25%#B37DE8

Channel breakdown

R179
G106
B251
Red179 (70.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue270.21°
Saturation (HSL)94.77%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 6A · B FB

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