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Recognised as Colour

#B549EA

  • #B549EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B549EA is a violet with RGB values 181, 73, 234 and HSL 280°, 79%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B549EA#B549EA
HEX#B549EA
RGBrgb(181, 73, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.2863, 0.9176
RGB percentages71%, 28.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(280.2, 79.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 68.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK22.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,880,938
CSS custom property--colour: #B549EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#4AB615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#387FE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AF6B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Dark violet · ΔE 17.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9Dark magenta · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EEA49
Analogous#6449EA, #EA49CF
Triadic#EAB549, #49EAB5
Split complementary#CEEA49, #49EA65
Tetradic#EA6549, #7EEA49, #49CFEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDD2FA
Lighter +20%#DAA4F5
Lighter +10%#C877EF
Darker −10%#A21BE5
Darker −20%#8215B8
Darker −30%#62108A
Darker −40%#410B5C
More saturated +25%#BC34FF
Less saturated −25%#AC62D1

Channel breakdown

R181
G73
B234
Red181 (71%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue280.25°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 49 · B EA

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