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Recognised as Colour

#B66EF8

  • #B66EF8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B66EF8 is a violet with RGB values 182, 110, 248 and HSL 271°, 91%, 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

#B66EF8#B66EF8
HEX#B66EF8
RGBrgb(182, 110, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.4314, 0.9725
RGB percentages71.4%, 43.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(271.3, 90.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 55.6%, 97.3%)
CMYK26.6%, 55.6%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,955,960
CSS custom property--colour: #B66EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#499107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B8EFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5690F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AB88A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Violet · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0F86E
Analogous#716EF8, #F86EF5
Triadic#F8B66E, #6EF8B6
Split complementary#F5F86E, #6EF871
Tetradic#F8716E, #B0F86E, #6EF5F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7CFFD
Lighter +10%#CE9FFA
Darker −10%#9E3DF6
Darker −20%#850DF3
Darker −30%#6B09C4
Darker −40%#500793
More saturated +25%#B667FF
Less saturated −25%#B581E5

Channel breakdown

R182
G110
B248
Red182 (71.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue271.3°
Saturation (HSL)90.79%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 6E · B F8

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