Recognised as Colour

#B532DC

#B532DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B532DC is a violet with RGB values 181, 50, 220 and HSL 286°, 71%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B532DC

RGBrgb(181, 50, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.1961, 0.8627

RGB percentages71%, 19.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(286.2, 70.8%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 77.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK17.7%, 77.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,875,036

CSS custom property--colour: #B532DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#4ACD23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3477D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original

Tritanopia#B35987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7 Dark violet · ΔE 13.6 Blue violet · ΔE 15.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.5 Magenta · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59DC32

Analogous#6032DC, #DC32AE

Triadic#DCB532, #32DCB5

Split complementary#AEDC32, #32DC60

Tetradic#DC6032, #59DC32, #32AEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E0FA

Lighter +30%#E4B5F2

Lighter +20%#D489EB

Lighter +10%#C55EE3

Darker −10%#9720BB

Darker −20%#741890

Darker −30%#511164

Darker −40%#2E0A38

More saturated +25%#C514FA

Less saturated −25%#A550BE

Channel breakdown

R181

G50

B220

Red181 (71%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue286.24°

Saturation (HSL)70.83%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 32 · B DC

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