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Colour

#B466FF

  • #B466FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B466FF is a violet with RGB values 180, 102, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B466FF#B466FF
HEX#B466FF
RGBrgb(180, 102, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4, 1
RGB percentages70.6%, 40%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.6, 100%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 60%, 100%)
CMYK29.4%, 60%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,822,847
CSS custom property--colour: #B466FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#4B9900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E8AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#428DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A785A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1FF66
Analogous#6766FF, #FF66FE
Triadic#FFB466, #66FFB4
Split complementary#FEFF66, #66FF67
Tetradic#FF6766, #B1FF66, #66FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6CCFF
Lighter +10%#CD99FF
Darker −10%#9B33FF
Darker −20%#8200FF
Darker −30%#6800CC
Darker −40%#4E0099
More saturated +25%#B466FF
Less saturated −25%#B479EC

Channel breakdown

R180
G102
B255
Red180 (70.6%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 66 · B FF

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