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Recognised as Colour

#B370E6

  • #B370E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B370E6 is a violet with RGB values 179, 112, 230 and HSL 274°, 70%, 67%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#B370E6#B370E6
HEX#B370E6
RGBrgb(179, 112, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4392, 0.902
RGB percentages70.2%, 43.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(274.1, 70.2%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.1, 51.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK22.2%, 51.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,759,846
CSS custom property--colour: #B370E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26885WCAG 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 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#4C8F19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E8BEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#638FE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AC84A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6Medium orchid · ΔE 12.7Orchid · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Violet · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3E670
Analogous#7870E6, #E670DE
Triadic#E6B370, #70E6B3
Split complementary#DEE670, #70E678
Tetradic#E67870, #A3E670, #70DEE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F2FD
Lighter +20%#E1C7F5
Lighter +10%#CA9BEE
Darker −10%#9C45DE
Darker −20%#8324CC
Darker −30%#671CA1
Darker −40%#4C1575
More saturated +25%#B65BFB
Less saturated −25%#B085D1

Channel breakdown

R179
G112
B230
Red179 (70.2%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue274.07°
Saturation (HSL)70.24%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 70 · B E6

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