Recognised as Colour

#B445EE

#B445EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B445EE is a violet with RGB values 180, 69, 238 and HSL 279°, 83%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B445EE

RGBrgb(180, 69, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.2706, 0.9333

RGB percentages70.6%, 27.1%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(279.4, 83.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 71%, 93.3%)

CMYK24.4%, 71%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,814,382

CSS custom property--colour: #B445EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#4BBA11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B7EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AD6B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2 Blue violet · ΔE 13.6 Dark violet · ΔE 14.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FEE45

Analogous#5F45EE, #EE45D4

Triadic#EEB445, #45EEB4

Split complementary#D4EE45, #45EE5F

Tetradic#EE5F45, #7FEE45, #45D4EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDD1FB

Lighter +20%#DAA2F7

Lighter +10%#C774F2

Darker −10%#A116EA

Darker −20%#8111BC

Darker −30%#610D8D

Darker −40%#41095E

More saturated +25%#B934FF

Less saturated −25%#AC5ED5

Channel breakdown

R180

G69

B238

Red180 (70.6%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue279.41°

Saturation (HSL)83.25%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 45 · B EE

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