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Colour

#B469FF

  • #B469FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B469FF is a violet with RGB values 180, 105, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B469FF#B469FF
HEX#B469FF
RGBrgb(180, 105, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4118, 1
RGB percentages70.6%, 41.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(270, 100%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 58.8%, 100%)
CMYK29.4%, 58.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,823,615
CSS custom property--colour: #B469FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#4B9600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E8CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#468EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A687AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4FF69
Analogous#6969FF, #FF69FF
Triadic#FFB469, #69FFB4
Split complementary#FFFF69, #69FF69
Tetradic#FF6969, #B4FF69, #69FFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7CFFF
Lighter +10%#CD9CFF
Darker −10%#9B36FF
Darker −20%#8103FF
Darker −30%#6700CF
Darker −40%#4E009C
More saturated +25%#B469FF
Less saturated −25%#B47CEC

Channel breakdown

R180
G105
B255
Red180 (70.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 69 · B FF

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