Colour

#B550D7

#B550D7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B550D7 is a violet with RGB values 181, 80, 215 and HSL 285°, 63%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B550D7

RGBrgb(181, 80, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3137, 0.8431

RGB percentages71%, 31.4%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(284.9, 62.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 62.8%, 84.3%)

CMYK15.8%, 62.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,882,711

CSS custom property--colour: #B550D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#4AAF28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2177DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5280D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B3688Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 13 Orchid · ΔE 21 Violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.91, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72D750

Analogous#7250D7, #D750B5

Triadic#D7B550, #50D7B5

Split complementary#B5D750, #50D772

Tetradic#D77250, #72D750, #50B5D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF6FD

Lighter +30%#EACDF3

Lighter +20%#D8A3EA

Lighter +10%#C77AE0

Darker −10%#A02DC7

Darker −20%#7F249D

Darker −30%#5D1A74

Darker −40%#3C114A

More saturated +25%#C235F2

Less saturated −25%#A86BBC

Channel breakdown

R181

G80

B215

Red181 (71%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue284.89°

Saturation (HSL)62.79%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 50 · B D7

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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