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Recognised as Colour

#B370FA

  • #B370FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B370FA is a violet with RGB values 179, 112, 250 and HSL 269°, 93%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B370FA#B370FA
HEX#B370FA
RGBrgb(179, 112, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4392, 0.9804
RGB percentages70.2%, 43.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(269.1, 93.2%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 55.2%, 98%)
CMYK28.4%, 55.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,759,866
CSS custom property--colour: #B370FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#4C8F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B8FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5390F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A68BABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15Medium slateblue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Violet · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7FA70
Analogous#7072FA, #F870FA
Triadic#FAB370, #70FAB3
Split complementary#FAF870, #72FA70
Tetradic#FA7072, #B7FA70, #70FAF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7D3FD
Lighter +10%#CDA1FC
Darker −10%#993FF8
Darker −20%#7F0DF7
Darker −30%#6607CA
Darker −40%#4D0599
More saturated +25%#B36BFF
Less saturated −25%#B483E7

Channel breakdown

R179
G112
B250
Red179 (70.2%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue269.13°
Saturation (HSL)93.24%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 70 · B FA

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