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Recognised as Colour

#B53DCF

  • #B53DCF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B53DCF is a violet with RGB values 181, 61, 207 and HSL 289°, 60%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B53DCF#B53DCF
HEX#B53DCF
RGBrgb(181, 61, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.2392, 0.8118
RGB percentages71%, 23.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(289.3, 60.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 70.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK12.6%, 70.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,877,839
CSS custom property--colour: #B53DCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#4AC230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A79CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B65982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57CF3D
Analogous#6C3DCF, #CF3DA0
Triadic#CFB53D, #3DCFB5
Split complementary#A0CF3D, #3DCF6C
Tetradic#CF6C3D, #57CF3D, #3DA0CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E1F7
Lighter +30%#E4B8ED
Lighter +20%#D48FE3
Lighter +10%#C566D9
Darker −10%#972BAE
Darker −20%#732185
Darker −30%#50175C
Darker −40%#2C0D33
More saturated +25%#C81FED
Less saturated −25%#A25BB1

Channel breakdown

R181
G61
B207
Red181 (71%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue289.32°
Saturation (HSL)60.33%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 3D · B CF

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