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Recognised as Colour

#B66EFF

  • #B66EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B66EFF is a violet with RGB values 182, 110, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B66EFF#B66EFF
HEX#B66EFF
RGBrgb(182, 110, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.4314, 1
RGB percentages71.4%, 43.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(269.8, 100%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 56.9%, 100%)
CMYK28.6%, 56.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,955,967
CSS custom property--colour: #B66EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#499100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#318FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F91FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A98AACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Violet · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7FF6E
Analogous#6E6FFF, #FE6EFF
Triadic#FFB66E, #6EFFB6
Split complementary#FFFF6E, #6EFF6E
Tetradic#FF6E6F, #B7FF6E, #6EFFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9D4FF
Lighter +10%#D0A1FF
Darker −10%#9C3BFF
Darker −20%#8308FF
Darker −30%#6900D4
Darker −40%#5000A1
More saturated +25%#B66EFF
Less saturated −25%#B680ED

Channel breakdown

R182
G110
B255
Red182 (71.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue269.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 6E · B FF

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