Colour

#B573CC

#B573CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B573CC is a violet with RGB values 181, 115, 204 and HSL 284°, 47%, 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 Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B573CC

RGBrgb(181, 115, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.451, 0.8

RGB percentages71%, 45.1%, 80%

HSLhsl(284.5, 46.6%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 43.6%, 80%)

CMYK11.3%, 43.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,891,660

CSS custom property--colour: #B573CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#4A8C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6488CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#768FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B47F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.9 Medium purple · ΔE 15.2 Violet · ΔE 19 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9 Plum · ΔE 22.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ACC73

Analogous#8873CC, #CC73B7

Triadic#CCB573, #73CCB5

Split complementary#B6CC73, #73CC89

Tetradic#CC8973, #8ACC73, #73B7CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E3F5

Lighter +20%#DDBEE7

Lighter +10%#C998DA

Darker −10%#A14EBE

Darker −20%#853A9F

Darker −30%#662C7A

Darker −40%#461F54

More saturated +25%#C15BE4

Less saturated −25%#A98BB4

Channel breakdown

R181

G115

B204

Red181 (71%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue284.49°

Saturation (HSL)46.6%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 73 · B CC

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Colour values

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