Colour

#B609DE

#B609DE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B609DE is a violet with RGB values 182, 9, 222 and HSL 289°, 92%, 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

#B609DE#B609DE

HEX#B609DE

RGBrgb(182, 9, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0353, 0.8706

RGB percentages71.4%, 3.5%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(288.7, 92.2%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 95.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK18%, 95.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,930,078

CSS custom property--colour: #B609DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#49F621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1572DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B44D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9.8 Blue violet · ΔE 15.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.2 Magenta · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#31DE09

Analogous#4C09DE, #DE099B

Triadic#DEB609, #09DEB6

Split complementary#9CDE09, #09DE4B

Tetradic#DE4B09, #31DE09, #099BDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFB7FC

Lighter +30%#E486FA

Lighter +20%#D955F8

Lighter +10%#CF24F6

Darker −10%#8E07AD

Darker −20%#66057C

Darker −30%#3D034B

Darker −40%#15011A

More saturated +25%#BC00E7

Less saturated −25%#A426C1

Channel breakdown

R182

B222

Red182 (71.4%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue288.73°

Saturation (HSL)92.21%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 09 · B DE

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