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Recognised as Colour

#B552DF

  • #B552DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B552DF is a violet with RGB values 181, 82, 223 and HSL 282°, 69%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B552DF#B552DF
HEX#B552DF
RGBrgb(181, 82, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3216, 0.8745
RGB percentages71%, 32.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(282.1, 68.8%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 63.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK18.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,883,231
CSS custom property--colour: #B552DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#4AAD20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1679E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D81DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B16C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.1Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1Orchid · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 24Violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CDF52
Analogous#6E52DF, #DF52C3
Triadic#DFB552, #52DFB5
Split complementary#C3DF52, #52DF6E
Tetradic#DF6E52, #7CDF52, #52C3DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#ECD3F7
Lighter +20%#DAA8EF
Lighter +10%#C77DE7
Darker −10%#A228D6
Darker −20%#8220AB
Darker −30%#611880
Darker −40%#411055
More saturated +25%#BF38F9
Less saturated −25%#AB6CC5

Channel breakdown

R181
G82
B223
Red181 (71%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue282.13°
Saturation (HSL)68.78%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 52 · B DF

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