Colour

#B400F1

#B400F1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B400F1 is a violet with RGB values 180, 0, 241 and HSL 285°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#B400F1

RGBrgb(180, 0, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0, 0.9451

RGB percentages70.6%, 0%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(284.8, 100%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 100%, 94.5%)

CMYK25.3%, 100%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,796,721

CSS custom property--colour: #B400F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#4BFF0E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AD568Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.8 Blue violet · ΔE 16.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.2 Magenta · ΔE 23.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6 Medium blue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DF100

Analogous#3B00F1, #F100B5

Triadic#F1B400, #00F1B4

Split complementary#B5F100, #00F13B

Tetradic#F13C00, #3DF100, #00B5F1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFBEFF

Lighter +30%#E28BFF

Lighter +20%#D558FF

Lighter +10%#C825FF

Darker −10%#8E00BE

Darker −20%#68008B

Darker −30%#420058

Darker −40%#1C0025

More saturated +25%#B400F1

Less saturated −25%#A51ED3

Channel breakdown

R180

B241

Red180 (70.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue284.81°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 00 · B F1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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