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Recognised as Colour

#B665EF

  • #B665EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B665EF is a violet with RGB values 182, 101, 239 and HSL 275°, 81%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B665EF#B665EF
HEX#B665EF
RGBrgb(182, 101, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.3961, 0.9373
RGB percentages71.4%, 39.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(275.2, 81.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 57.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK23.8%, 57.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,953,647
CSS custom property--colour: #B665EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#499A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3287F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#538BECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE7FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7Dark orchid · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Orchid · ΔE 23.2Violet · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EEF65
Analogous#7165EF, #EF65E3
Triadic#EFB665, #65EFB6
Split complementary#E3EF65, #65EF71
Tetradic#EF7165, #9EEF65, #65E3EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F0FD
Lighter +20%#E2C1F9
Lighter +10%#CC93F4
Darker −10%#A037EA
Darker −20%#8816D8
Darker −30%#6B12A9
Darker −40%#4E0D7B
More saturated +25%#B955FF
Less saturated −25%#B27ADA

Channel breakdown

R182
G101
B239
Red182 (71.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue275.22°
Saturation (HSL)81.18%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 65 · B EF

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