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Recognised as Colour

#B520D5

  • #B520D5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B520D5 is a violet with RGB values 181, 32, 213 and HSL 289°, 74%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B520D5#B520D5
HEX#B520D5
RGBrgb(181, 32, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1255, 0.8353
RGB percentages71%, 12.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(289.4, 73.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 85%, 83.5%)
CMYK15%, 85%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,870,421
CSS custom property--colour: #B520D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#4ADF2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3173D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original
Tritanopia#B54E80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Dark violet · ΔE 12.5Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Fuchsia · ΔE 25.5Magenta · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40D520
Analogous#5A20D5, #D5209B
Triadic#D5B520, #20D5B5
Split complementary#9AD520, #20D55B
Tetradic#D55B20, #40D520, #209BD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFCAF7
Lighter +30%#E29EF0
Lighter +20%#D471EA
Lighter +10%#C745E3
Darker −10%#8F19A9
Darker −20%#6A137C
Darker −30%#440C50
Darker −40%#1E0524
More saturated +25%#C901F4
Less saturated −25%#A13FB6

Channel breakdown

R181
G32
B213
Red181 (71%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue289.39°
Saturation (HSL)73.88%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 20 · B D5

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