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Colour

#B561FF

  • #B561FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B561FF is a violet with RGB values 181, 97, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B561FF#B561FF
HEX#B561FF
RGBrgb(181, 97, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3804, 1
RGB percentages71%, 38%, 100%
HSLhsl(271.9, 100%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 62%, 100%)
CMYK29%, 62%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,887,103
CSS custom property--colour: #B561FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#4A9E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C8BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A882A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABFF61
Analogous#6661FF, #FF61FA
Triadic#FFB561, #61FFB5
Split complementary#FAFF61, #61FF66
Tetradic#FF6661, #ABFF61, #61FAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFAFF
Lighter +20%#E5C7FF
Lighter +10%#CD94FF
Darker −10%#9D2EFF
Darker −20%#8500FA
Darker −30%#6A00C7
Darker −40%#4F0094
More saturated +25%#B561FF
Less saturated −25%#B475EB

Channel breakdown

R181
G97
B255
Red181 (71%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue271.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 61 · B FF

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