Colour

#B472ED

#B472ED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B472ED is a violet with RGB values 180, 114, 237 and HSL 272°, 77%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B472ED

RGBrgb(180, 114, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4471, 0.9294

RGB percentages70.6%, 44.7%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(272.2, 77.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 51.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK24.1%, 51.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,825,901

CSS custom property--colour: #B472ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#4B8D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C8EF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#6191EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AB88A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8 Orchid · ΔE 19.4 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Violet · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABED72

Analogous#7772ED, #ED72E8

Triadic#EDB472, #72EDB4

Split complementary#E8ED72, #72ED77

Tetradic#ED7772, #ABED72, #72E8ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFE

Lighter +20%#E4CCF9

Lighter +10%#CC9FF3

Darker −10%#9C45E7

Darker −20%#841CDD

Darker −30%#6916B0

Darker −40%#4E1182

More saturated +25%#B560FF

Less saturated −25%#B386D9

Channel breakdown

R180

G114

B237

Red180 (70.6%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue272.2°

Saturation (HSL)77.36%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B4 · G 72 · B ED

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Colour values

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