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Recognised as Colour

#B421DF

  • #B421DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B421DF is a violet with RGB values 180, 33, 223 and HSL 286°, 75%, 50%. 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

#B421DF#B421DF
HEX#B421DF
RGBrgb(180, 33, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1294, 0.8745
RGB percentages70.6%, 12.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(286.4, 74.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 85.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK19.3%, 85.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,805,151
CSS custom property--colour: #B421DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#4BDE20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D74DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original
Tritanopia#B15386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.6Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3Fuchsia · ΔE 24.3Magenta · ΔE 24.3Medium orchid · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CDF21
Analogous#5521DF, #DF21AB
Triadic#DFB421, #21DFB4
Split complementary#ABDF21, #21DF55
Tetradic#DF5521, #4CDF21, #21ABDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0D3F9
Lighter +30%#E1A7F2
Lighter +20%#D27AEC
Lighter +10%#C34EE5
Darker −10%#901AB3
Darker −20%#6D1387
Darker −30%#490D5A
Darker −40%#25072D
More saturated +25%#C501FF
Less saturated −25%#A341BF

Channel breakdown

R180
G33
B223
Red180 (70.6%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue286.42°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 21 · B DF

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