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Recognised as Colour

#B555E2

  • #B555E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B555E2 is a violet with RGB values 181, 85, 226 and HSL 281°, 71%, 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

#B555E2#B555E2
HEX#B555E2
RGBrgb(181, 85, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3333, 0.8863
RGB percentages71%, 33.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(280.9, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK19.9%, 62.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,884,002
CSS custom property--colour: #B555E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#4AAA1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A7BE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D83DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B17094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.4Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 23.7Blue violet · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82E255
Analogous#6F55E2, #E255C8
Triadic#E2B555, #55E2B5
Split complementary#C9E255, #55E26E
Tetradic#E26E55, #82E255, #55C9E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EED8F8
Lighter +20%#DBACF1
Lighter +10%#C881E9
Darker −10%#A229DB
Darker −20%#831EB3
Darker −30%#631787
Darker −40%#43105B
More saturated +25%#BE3CFB
Less saturated −25%#AC6EC9

Channel breakdown

R181
G85
B226
Red181 (71%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue280.85°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 55 · B E2

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