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Recognised as Colour

#B66DFA

  • #B66DFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B66DFA is a violet with RGB values 182, 109, 250 and HSL 271°, 93%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B66DFA#B66DFA
HEX#B66DFA
RGBrgb(182, 109, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.4275, 0.9804
RGB percentages71.4%, 42.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(271.1, 93.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 56.4%, 98%)
CMYK27.2%, 56.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,955,706
CSS custom property--colour: #B66DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#499205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#368EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5390F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AB88A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Violet · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1FA6D
Analogous#6F6DFA, #FA6DF8
Triadic#FAB66D, #6DFAB6
Split complementary#F8FA6D, #6DFA6F
Tetradic#FA6F6D, #B1FA6D, #6DF8FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7D0FD
Lighter +10%#CF9EFC
Darker −10%#9D3CF8
Darker −20%#850AF7
Darker −30%#6A07C7
Darker −40%#500596
More saturated +25%#B668FF
Less saturated −25%#B580E7

Channel breakdown

R182
G109
B250
Red182 (71.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue271.06°
Saturation (HSL)93.38%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 6D · B FA

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