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Recognised as Colour

#B391E9

  • #B391E9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B391E9 is a violet with RGB values 179, 145, 233 and HSL 263°, 67%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B391E9#B391E9
HEX#B391E9
RGBrgb(179, 145, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5686, 0.9137
RGB percentages70.2%, 56.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(263.2, 66.7%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 37.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK23.2%, 37.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,768,297
CSS custom property--colour: #B391E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#4C6E16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA1ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A1E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A99FB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Plum · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 25.8Violet · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7E991
Analogous#919BE9, #DF91E9
Triadic#E9B391, #91E9B3
Split complementary#E9DF91, #9BE991
Tetradic#E9919B, #C7E991, #91E9DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEE6FA
Lighter +10%#D0BCF2
Darker −10%#9667E1
Darker −20%#783CD8
Darker −30%#5F25BC
Darker −40%#4A1D91
More saturated +25%#AF81FA
Less saturated −25%#B7A2D9

Channel breakdown

R179
G145
B233
Red179 (70.2%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue263.18°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 91 · B E9

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