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Colour

#B56CFF

  • #B56CFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B56CFF is a violet with RGB values 181, 108, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B56CFF#B56CFF
HEX#B56CFF
RGBrgb(181, 108, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.4235, 1
RGB percentages71%, 42.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(269.8, 100%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 57.6%, 100%)
CMYK29%, 57.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,889,919
CSS custom property--colour: #B56CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#4A9300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B90FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A889ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 25Blue violet · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6FF6C
Analogous#6C6CFF, #FF6CFF
Triadic#FFB56C, #6CFFB5
Split complementary#FFFE6C, #6CFF6C
Tetradic#FF6C6C, #B6FF6C, #6CFFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8D2FF
Lighter +10%#CF9FFF
Darker −10%#9B39FF
Darker −20%#8206FF
Darker −30%#6800D2
Darker −40%#4F009F
More saturated +25%#B56CFF
Less saturated −25%#B57EED

Channel breakdown

R181
G108
B255
Red181 (71%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue269.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 6C · B FF

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