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Recognised as Colour

#B519EB

  • #B519EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B519EB is a violet with RGB values 181, 25, 235 and HSL 285°, 84%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B519EB#B519EB
HEX#B519EB
RGBrgb(181, 25, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.098, 0.9216
RGB percentages71%, 9.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(284.6, 84%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 89.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK23%, 89.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,868,651
CSS custom property--colour: #B519EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#4AE614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AF578Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.9Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Fuchsia · ΔE 22.9Magenta · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FEB19
Analogous#4C19EB, #EB19B8
Triadic#EBB519, #19EBB5
Split complementary#B8EB19, #19EB4C
Tetradic#EB4C19, #4FEB19, #19B8EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D5FB
Lighter +30%#E2A6F7
Lighter +20%#D377F3
Lighter +10%#C448EF
Darker −10%#9311C0
Darker −20%#6F0D91
Darker −30%#4B0962
Darker −40%#270434
More saturated +25%#BF05FF
Less saturated −25%#A638CC

Channel breakdown

R181
G25
B235
Red181 (71%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue284.57°
Saturation (HSL)84%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 19 · B EB

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