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Recognised as Colour

#B456D7

  • #B456D7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B456D7 is a violet with RGB values 180, 86, 215 and HSL 284°, 62%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B456D7#B456D7
HEX#B456D7
RGBrgb(180, 86, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.3373, 0.8431
RGB percentages70.6%, 33.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(283.7, 61.7%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 60%, 84.3%)
CMYK16.3%, 60%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,818,711
CSS custom property--colour: #B456D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#4BA928

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F79DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5682D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B26C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.2Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Orchid · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Violet · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.2, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79D756
Analogous#7456D7, #D756B9
Triadic#D7B456, #56D7B4
Split complementary#B9D756, #56D774
Tetradic#D77456, #79D756, #56B9D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFE
Lighter +30%#EBD2F4
Lighter +20%#D9A8EB
Lighter +10%#C67FE1
Darker −10%#A030CA
Darker −20%#8026A1
Darker −30%#5F1C78
Darker −40%#3E134E
More saturated +25%#C03CF1
Less saturated −25%#A870BD

Channel breakdown

R180
G86
B215
Red180 (70.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue283.72°
Saturation (HSL)61.72%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 56 · B D7

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