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Colour

#B56AFD

  • #B56AFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B56AFD is a violet with RGB values 181, 106, 253 and HSL 271°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B56AFD#B56AFD
HEX#B56AFD
RGBrgb(181, 106, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.4157, 0.9922
RGB percentages71%, 41.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(270.6, 97.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 58.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK28.5%, 58.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,889,405
CSS custom property--colour: #B56AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#4A9502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#288CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B8FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A887AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.3Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Blue violet · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2FD6A
Analogous#6C6AFD, #FD6AFB
Triadic#FDB56A, #6AFDB5
Split complementary#FBFD6A, #6AFD6C
Tetradic#FD6C6A, #B2FD6A, #6AFBFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7CFFE
Lighter +10%#CE9CFE
Darker −10%#9C38FC
Darker −20%#8305FC
Darker −30%#6903CB
Darker −40%#4F0299
More saturated +25%#B568FF
Less saturated −25%#B57DEA

Channel breakdown

R181
G106
B253
Red181 (71%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue270.61°
Saturation (HSL)97.35%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 6A · B FD

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