Colour

#B36AFF

#B36AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B36AFF is a violet with RGB values 179, 106, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 71%. 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

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HEX#B36AFF

RGBrgb(179, 106, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4157, 1

RGB percentages70.2%, 41.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(269.4, 100%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 58.4%, 100%)

CMYK29.8%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,758,335

CSS custom property--colour: #B36AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#4C9500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#218CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#468EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A588ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3 Slate blue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6FF6A

Analogous#6A6BFF, #FE6AFF

Triadic#FFB36A, #6AFFB3

Split complementary#FFFE6A, #6BFF6A

Tetradic#FF6A6B, #B6FF6A, #6AFFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7D0FF

Lighter +10%#CD9DFF

Darker −10%#9937FF

Darker −20%#7F04FF

Darker −30%#6600D0

Darker −40%#4D009D

More saturated +25%#B36AFF

Less saturated −25%#B37DEC

Channel breakdown

R179

G106

B255

Red179 (70.2%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue269.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 6A · B FF

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Colour values

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