Colour

#B62CE2

#B62CE2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B62CE2 is a violet with RGB values 182, 44, 226 and HSL 285°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#B62CE2

RGBrgb(182, 44, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.1725, 0.8863

RGB percentages71.4%, 17.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(285.5, 75.8%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 80.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK19.5%, 80.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,939,042

CSS custom property--colour: #B62CE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#49D31D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2777DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B35989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 13 Blue violet · ΔE 14 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 25 Magenta · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58E22C

Analogous#5B2CE2, #E22CB3

Triadic#E2B62C, #2CE2B6

Split complementary#B3E22C, #2CE25B

Tetradic#E25B2C, #58E22C, #2CB3E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4DFFB

Lighter +30%#E5B3F4

Lighter +20%#D586EE

Lighter +10%#C659E8

Darker −10%#981AC1

Darker −20%#751494

Darker −30%#510E67

Darker −40%#2E083A

More saturated +25%#C50FFF

Less saturated −25%#A74AC4

Channel breakdown

R182

G44

B226

Red182 (71.4%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue285.49°

Saturation (HSL)75.83%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 2C · B E2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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