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Recognised as Colour

#B679EB

  • #B679EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B679EB is a violet with RGB values 182, 121, 235 and HSL 272°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B679EB#B679EB
HEX#B679EB
RGBrgb(182, 121, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.4745, 0.9216
RGB percentages71.4%, 47.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(272.1, 74%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 48.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK22.6%, 48.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,958,763
CSS custom property--colour: #B679EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#498614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A92EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B95E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AE8CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2Orchid · ΔE 17.8Violet · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEEB79
Analogous#7D79EB, #EB79E7
Triadic#EBB679, #79EBB6
Split complementary#E7EB79, #79EB7D
Tetradic#EB7D79, #AEEB79, #79E7EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFF
Lighter +20%#E6D2F8
Lighter +10%#CEA5F2
Darker −10%#9E4DE4
Darker −20%#8621DD
Darker −30%#6B1AB1
Darker −40%#501484
More saturated +25%#B766FE
Less saturated −25%#B58CD8

Channel breakdown

R182
G121
B235
Red182 (71.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue272.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 79 · B EB

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