Colour

#B378ED

#B378ED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B378ED is a violet with RGB values 179, 120, 237 and HSL 270°, 76%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B378ED

RGBrgb(179, 120, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4706, 0.9294

RGB percentages70.2%, 47.1%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(270.3, 76.5%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 49.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK24.5%, 49.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,761,901

CSS custom property--colour: #B378ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4C8712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5691F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6693EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AA8DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7 Orchid · ΔE 19.2 Slate blue · ΔE 19.4 Violet · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2ED78

Analogous#7878ED, #ED78ED

Triadic#EDB378, #78EDB3

Split complementary#ECED78, #78ED79

Tetradic#ED7978, #B2ED78, #78ECED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6D2F9

Lighter +10%#CCA5F3

Darker −10%#9A4BE7

Darker −20%#801EE1

Darker −30%#6718B4

Darker −40%#4D1287

More saturated +25%#B366FF

Less saturated −25%#B38BDA

Channel breakdown

R179

G120

B237

Red179 (70.2%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue270.26°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 78 · B ED

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