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Recognised as Colour

#B64CDA

  • #B64CDA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B64CDA is a violet with RGB values 182, 76, 218 and HSL 285°, 66%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B64CDA#B64CDA
HEX#B64CDA
RGBrgb(182, 76, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.298, 0.8549
RGB percentages71.4%, 29.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(284.8, 65.7%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 65.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK16.5%, 65.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,947,226
CSS custom property--colour: #B64CDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#49B325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C76DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D7FD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B4668Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.1Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7Orchid · ΔE 23.8Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70DA4C
Analogous#6F4CDA, #DA4CB7
Triadic#DAB64C, #4CDAB6
Split complementary#B7DA4C, #4CDA6F
Tetradic#DA6F4C, #70DA4C, #4CB7DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF5FD
Lighter +30%#EACBF4
Lighter +20%#D8A1EB
Lighter +10%#C776E3
Darker −10%#A12AC9
Darker −20%#7F219F
Darker −30%#5D1875
Darker −40%#3C0F4B
More saturated +25%#C331F5
Less saturated −25%#A967BF

Channel breakdown

R182
G76
B218
Red182 (71.4%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue284.79°
Saturation (HSL)65.74%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 4C · B DA

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