Colour

#B571D2

#B571D2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B571D2 is a violet with RGB values 181, 113, 210 and HSL 282°, 52%, 63%. 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 purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B571D2

RGBrgb(181, 113, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.4431, 0.8235

RGB percentages71%, 44.3%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(282.1, 51.9%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 46.2%, 82.4%)

CMYK13.8%, 46.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,891,154

CSS custom property--colour: #B571D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#4A8E2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E88D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#718ECFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B37F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9 Orchid · ΔE 13.7 Violet · ΔE 17.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1 Slate blue · ΔE 23.6 Plum · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ED271

Analogous#8571D2, #D271BE

Triadic#D2B571, #71D2B5

Split complementary#BED271, #71D285

Tetradic#D28571, #8ED271, #71BED2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E5F7

Lighter +20%#DDBEEB

Lighter +10%#C998DE

Darker −10%#A14AC6

Darker −20%#8635A8

Darker −30%#672981

Darker −40%#481D5A

More saturated +25%#BE5AE9

Less saturated −25%#AC88BB

Channel breakdown

R181

G113

B210

Red181 (71%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue282.06°

Saturation (HSL)51.87%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 71 · B D2

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