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Recognised as Colour

#B53DD1

  • #B53DD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B53DD1 is a violet with RGB values 181, 61, 209 and HSL 289°, 62%, 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

#B53DD1#B53DD1
HEX#B53DD1
RGBrgb(181, 61, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.2392, 0.8196
RGB percentages71%, 23.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(288.6, 61.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 70.8%, 82%)
CMYK13.4%, 70.8%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,877,841
CSS custom property--colour: #B53DD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#4AC22E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4879CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B55A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2Medium orchid · ΔE 11.3Dark violet · ΔE 21.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Dark magenta · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59D13D
Analogous#6B3DD1, #D13DA3
Triadic#D1B53D, #3DD1B5
Split complementary#A3D13D, #3DD16B
Tetradic#D16B3D, #59D13D, #3DA3D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E2F8
Lighter +30%#E4B9EE
Lighter +20%#D48FE5
Lighter +10%#C566DB
Darker −10%#972AB1
Darker −20%#742088
Darker −30%#51165F
Darker −40%#2E0D35
More saturated +25%#C81FEF
Less saturated −25%#A25BB3

Channel breakdown

R181
G61
B209
Red181 (71%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue288.65°
Saturation (HSL)61.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 3D · B D1

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