Recognised as Colour

#B56DCF

#B56DCF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B56DCF is a violet with RGB values 181, 109, 207 and HSL 284°, 51%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B56DCF

RGBrgb(181, 109, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.4275, 0.8118

RGB percentages71%, 42.7%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(284.1, 50.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 47.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK12.6%, 47.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,890,127

CSS custom property--colour: #B56DCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#4A9230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B85D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F8CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B47B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.7 Medium purple · ΔE 13.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7 Violet · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#87CF6D

Analogous#846DCF, #CF6DB8

Triadic#CFB56D, #6DCFB5

Split complementary#B8CF6D, #6DCF84

Tetradic#CF846D, #87CF6D, #6DB8CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE0F5

Lighter +20%#DCBAE8

Lighter +10%#C893DC

Darker −10%#A247C2

Darker −20%#8435A1

Darker −30%#65287B

Darker −40%#451C54

More saturated +25%#C055E7

Less saturated −25%#AA85B7

Channel breakdown

R181

G109

B207

Red181 (71%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue284.08°

Saturation (HSL)50.52%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 6D · B CF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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