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Recognised as Colour

#B603EA

  • #B603EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B603EA is a violet with RGB values 182, 3, 234 and HSL 286°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B603EA#B603EA
HEX#B603EA
RGBrgb(182, 3, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0118, 0.9176
RGB percentages71.4%, 1.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(286.5, 97.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 98.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK22.2%, 98.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,928,554
CSS custom property--colour: #B603EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#49FC15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B1538Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.9Blue violet · ΔE 15.7Fuchsia · ΔE 22Magenta · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5Medium blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37EA03
Analogous#4203EA, #EA03AA
Triadic#EAB603, #03EAB6
Split complementary#AAEA03, #03EA43
Tetradic#EA4303, #37EA03, #03AAEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFBBFE
Lighter +30%#E389FD
Lighter +20%#D756FD
Lighter +10%#CB24FC
Darker −10%#8F02B8
Darker −20%#680285
Darker −30%#410153
Darker −40%#190021
More saturated +25%#B800ED
Less saturated −25%#A621CC

Channel breakdown

R182
G3
B234
Red182 (71.4%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue286.49°
Saturation (HSL)97.47%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 03 · B EA

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