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Recognised as Colour

#B554E5

  • #B554E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B554E5 is a violet with RGB values 181, 84, 229 and HSL 280°, 74%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B554E5#B554E5
HEX#B554E5
RGBrgb(181, 84, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3294, 0.898
RGB percentages71%, 32.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(280.1, 73.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.1, 63.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK21%, 63.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,883,749
CSS custom property--colour: #B554E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#4AAB1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A7CE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4983E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B07095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.3Dark orchid · ΔE 11.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84E554
Analogous#6D54E5, #E554CC
Triadic#E5B554, #54E5B5
Split complementary#CCE554, #54E56D
Tetradic#E56D54, #84E554, #54CCE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EED9F9
Lighter +20%#DBADF2
Lighter +10%#C880EC
Darker −10%#A228DE
Darker −20%#841CB7
Darker −30%#64158B
Darker −40%#440E5F
More saturated +25%#BD3BFE
Less saturated −25%#AD6DCC

Channel breakdown

R181
G84
B229
Red181 (71%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue280.14°
Saturation (HSL)73.6%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 54 · B E5

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