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Recognised as Colour

#B606E2

  • #B606E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B606E2 is a violet with RGB values 182, 6, 226 and HSL 288°, 95%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B606E2#B606E2
HEX#B606E2
RGBrgb(182, 6, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0235, 0.8863
RGB percentages71.4%, 2.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(288, 94.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 97.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK19.5%, 97.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,929,314
CSS custom property--colour: #B606E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#49F91D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B34F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.8Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4Fuchsia · ΔE 21.9Magenta · ΔE 21.9Medium orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32E206
Analogous#4806E2, #E206A0
Triadic#E2B606, #06E2B6
Split complementary#A0E206, #06E248
Tetradic#E24806, #32E206, #06A0E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFB7FD
Lighter +30%#E485FC
Lighter +20%#D954FA
Lighter +10%#CE22F9
Darker −10%#8E05B0
Darker −20%#66037F
Darker −30%#3E024D
Darker −40%#16011B
More saturated +25%#BA00E8
Less saturated −25%#A523C5

Channel breakdown

R182
G6
B226
Red182 (71.4%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)94.83%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 06 · B E2

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