Colour

#B444FF

#B444FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#B444FF is a violet with RGB values 180, 68, 255 and HSL 276°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#B444FF#B444FF

HEX#B444FF

RGBrgb(180, 68, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.2667, 1

RGB percentages70.6%, 26.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(275.9, 100%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 73.3%, 100%)

CMYK29.4%, 73.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,814,143

CSS custom property--colour: #B444FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#4BBB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#0080FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A8719Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.7 Dark violet · ΔE 13.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.3 Magenta · ΔE 28.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FFF44

Analogous#5744FF, #FF44EC

Triadic#FFB444, #44FFB4

Split complementary#EDFF44, #44FF57

Tetradic#FF5744, #8FFF44, #44ECFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1DDFF

Lighter +20%#DDAAFF

Lighter +10%#C877FF

Darker −10%#A011FF

Darker −20%#8400DD

Darker −30%#6600AA

Darker −40%#470077

More saturated +25%#B444FF

Less saturated −25%#AF5BE8

Channel breakdown

R180

G68

B255

Red180 (70.6%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue275.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 44 · B FF

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