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Colour

#B553ED

  • #B553ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B553ED is a violet with RGB values 181, 83, 237 and HSL 278°, 81%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B553ED#B553ED
HEX#B553ED
RGBrgb(181, 83, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3255, 0.9294
RGB percentages71%, 32.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(278.2, 81.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 65%, 92.9%)
CMYK23.6%, 65%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,883,501
CSS custom property--colour: #B553ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#4AAC12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4083E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE7299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BED53
Analogous#6853ED, #ED53D8
Triadic#EDB553, #53EDB5
Split complementary#D8ED53, #53ED68
Tetradic#ED6853, #8BED53, #53D8ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1DEFB
Lighter +20%#DDAFF7
Lighter +10%#C981F2
Darker −10%#A125E8
Darker −20%#8515C5
Darker −30%#661097
Darker −40%#470B69
More saturated +25%#BA41FF
Less saturated −25%#AF6BD5

Channel breakdown

R181
G83
B237
Red181 (71%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)81.05%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 53 · B ED

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