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Recognised as Colour

#B371D3

  • #B371D3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B371D3 is a violet with RGB values 179, 113, 211 and HSL 280°, 53%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B371D3#B371D3
HEX#B371D3
RGBrgb(179, 113, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4431, 0.8275
RGB percentages70.2%, 44.3%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(280.4, 52.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 46.4%, 82.7%)
CMYK15.2%, 46.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,760,083
CSS custom property--colour: #B371D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#4C8E2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D88D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8DD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B08098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12Orchid · ΔE 14.4Violet · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91D371
Analogous#8271D3, #D371C2
Triadic#D3B371, #71D3B3
Split complementary#C2D371, #71D382
Tetradic#D38271, #91D371, #71C2D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E6F7
Lighter +20%#DDBFEB
Lighter +10%#C898DF
Darker −10%#9E4AC7
Darker −20%#8335A9
Darker −30%#652883
Darker −40%#471C5C
More saturated +25%#BB5AEA
Less saturated −25%#AB88BC

Channel breakdown

R179
G113
B211
Red179 (70.2%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue280.41°
Saturation (HSL)52.69%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 71 · B D3

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