Recognised as Colour

#B591EA

#B591EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B591EA is a violet with RGB values 181, 145, 234 and HSL 264°, 68%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B591EA

RGBrgb(181, 145, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5686, 0.9176

RGB percentages71%, 56.9%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(264.3, 67.9%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 38%, 91.8%)

CMYK22.6%, 38%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,899,370

CSS custom property--colour: #B591EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#4A6E15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7CA1EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#83A2E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AC9FB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Plum · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1 Orchid · ΔE 25.1 Violet · ΔE 25.6 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6EA91

Analogous#919AEA, #E291EA

Triadic#EAB591, #91EAB5

Split complementary#EAE191, #9AEA91

Tetradic#EA919A, #C6EA91, #91EAE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFE7FA

Lighter +10%#D2BCF2

Darker −10%#9866E2

Darker −20%#7B3BDA

Darker −30%#6224BE

Darker −40%#4C1C93

More saturated +25%#B281FA

Less saturated −25%#B8A1DA

Channel breakdown

R181

G145

B234

Red181 (71%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue264.27°

Saturation (HSL)67.94%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B5 · G 91 · B EA

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