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Recognised as Colour

#B56CEA

  • #B56CEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B56CEA is a violet with RGB values 181, 108, 234 and HSL 275°, 75%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B56CEA#B56CEA
HEX#B56CEA
RGBrgb(181, 108, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.4235, 0.9176
RGB percentages71%, 42.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(274.8, 75%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 53.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK22.6%, 53.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,889,898
CSS custom property--colour: #B56CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#4A9315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#458AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8EE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#AE82A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Orchid · ΔE 19.2Violet · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1EA6C
Analogous#766CEA, #EA6CE0
Triadic#EAB56C, #6CEAB5
Split complementary#E0EA6C, #6CEA76
Tetradic#EA766C, #A1EA6C, #6CE0EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F2FD
Lighter +20%#E2C5F7
Lighter +10%#CB99F0
Darker −10%#9F3FE4
Darker −20%#861ED2
Darker −30%#6A18A5
Darker −40%#4D1179
More saturated +25%#B857FF
Less saturated −25%#B281D5

Channel breakdown

R181
G108
B234
Red181 (71%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue274.76°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 6C · B EA

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