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Recognised as Colour

#B408EC

  • #B408EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B408EC is a violet with RGB values 180, 8, 236 and HSL 285°, 93%, 48%. 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

#B408EC#B408EC
HEX#B408EC
RGBrgb(180, 8, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.0314, 0.9255
RGB percentages70.6%, 3.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(285.3, 93.4%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 96.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK23.7%, 96.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,798,764
CSS custom property--colour: #B408EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#4BF713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AE558Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.8Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Fuchsia · ΔE 22.8Magenta · ΔE 22.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9Medium blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40EC08
Analogous#4208EC, #EC08B2
Triadic#ECB408, #08ECB4
Split complementary#B2EC08, #08EC42
Tetradic#EC4208, #40EC08, #08B2EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFC3FD
Lighter +30%#E192FB
Lighter +20%#D460FA
Lighter +10%#C72FF8
Darker −10%#8E06BB
Darker −20%#690589
Darker −30%#430358
Darker −40%#1E0127
More saturated +25%#B800F4
Less saturated −25%#A426CE

Channel breakdown

R180
G8
B236
Red180 (70.6%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue285.26°
Saturation (HSL)93.44%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 08 · B EC

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