Colour

#B402FF

#B402FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B402FF is a violet with RGB values 180, 2, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B402FF#B402FF

HEX#B402FF

RGBrgb(180, 2, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.0078, 1

RGB percentages70.6%, 0.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(282.2, 100%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 99.2%, 100%)

CMYK29.4%, 99.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,797,247

CSS custom property--colour: #B402FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#4BFD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0074FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A95E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.9 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.7 Magenta · ΔE 25.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3 Blue · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4DFF02

Analogous#3602FF, #FF02CB

Triadic#FFB402, #02FFB4

Split complementary#CBFF02, #02FF35

Tetradic#FF3602, #4DFF02, #02CCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0CEFF

Lighter +30%#E19BFF

Lighter +20%#D268FF

Lighter +10%#C335FF

Darker −10%#9100CE

Darker −20%#6D009B

Darker −30%#490068

Darker −40%#250035

More saturated +25%#B402FF

Less saturated −25%#A722DF

Channel breakdown

R180

B255

Red180 (70.6%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue282.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 02 · B FF

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