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Recognised as Colour

#B591EE

  • #B591EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B591EE is a violet with RGB values 181, 145, 238 and HSL 263°, 73%, 75%. 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

#B591EE#B591EE
HEX#B591EE
RGBrgb(181, 145, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5686, 0.9333
RGB percentages71%, 56.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(263.2, 73.2%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 39.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK23.9%, 39.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,899,374
CSS custom property--colour: #B591EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#4A6E11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA2F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ABA0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Plum · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAEE91
Analogous#919BEE, #E491EE
Triadic#EEB591, #91EEB5
Split complementary#EEE391, #9CEE91
Tetradic#EE919B, #CAEE91, #91EEE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0E9FC
Lighter +10%#D3BDF5
Darker −10%#9765E7
Darker −20%#7A39E0
Darker −30%#601FC7
Darker −40%#4B189B
More saturated +25%#B181FE
Less saturated −25%#B9A1DE

Channel breakdown

R181
G145
B238
Red181 (71%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue263.23°
Saturation (HSL)73.23%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G 91 · B EE

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