Colour

#B46CFC

#B46CFC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B46CFC is a violet with RGB values 180, 108, 252 and HSL 270°, 96%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B46CFC

RGBrgb(180, 108, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4235, 0.9882

RGB percentages70.6%, 42.4%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(270, 96%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 57.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK28.6%, 57.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,824,380

CSS custom property--colour: #B46CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#4B9303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F8DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D8FF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A788AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9 Medium purple · ΔE 21.9 Slate blue · ΔE 23.9 Blue violet · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4FC6C

Analogous#6C6CFC, #FC6CFC

Triadic#FCB46C, #6CFCB4

Split complementary#FCFC6C, #6CFC6C

Tetradic#FC6C6C, #B4FC6C, #6CFCFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7D0FE

Lighter +10%#CE9EFD

Darker −10%#9B3AFB

Darker −20%#8108FA

Darker −30%#6804CB

Darker −40%#4E0399

More saturated +25%#B469FF

Less saturated −25%#B47FE9

Channel breakdown

R180

G108

B252

Red180 (70.6%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)96%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 6C · B FC

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Colour values

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