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Recognised as Colour

#B65DFF

  • #B65DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B65DFF is a violet with RGB values 182, 93, 255 and HSL 273°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B65DFF#B65DFF
HEX#B65DFF
RGBrgb(182, 93, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.3647, 1
RGB percentages71.4%, 36.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(273, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK28.6%, 63.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,951,615
CSS custom property--colour: #B65DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#49A200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3789FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#AA7FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6FF5D
Analogous#655DFF, #FF5DF7
Triadic#FFB65D, #5DFFB6
Split complementary#F7FF5D, #5DFF65
Tetradic#FF655D, #A6FF5D, #5DF7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF6FF
Lighter +20%#E4C3FF
Lighter +10%#CD90FF
Darker −10%#9F2AFF
Darker −20%#8700F6
Darker −30%#6B00C3
Darker −40%#4F0090
More saturated +25%#B65DFF
Less saturated −25%#B471EB

Channel breakdown

R182
G93
B255
Red182 (71.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue272.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 5D · B FF

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