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Recognised as Colour

#B700ED

  • #B700ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B700ED is a violet with RGB values 183, 0, 237 and HSL 286°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B700ED#B700ED
HEX#B700ED
RGBrgb(183, 0, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0, 0.9294
RGB percentages71.8%, 0%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(286.3, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK22.8%, 100%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,993,325
CSS custom property--colour: #B700ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#48FF12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B2548Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12Blue violet · ΔE 16.4Fuchsia · ΔE 21.8Magenta · ΔE 21.8Dark orchid · ΔE 24Medium blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36ED00
Analogous#4000ED, #ED00AD
Triadic#EDB700, #00EDB7
Split complementary#ADED00, #00ED40
Tetradic#ED4000, #36ED00, #00ADED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFBAFF
Lighter +30%#E487FF
Lighter +20%#D854FF
Lighter +10%#CC21FF
Darker −10%#9000BA
Darker −20%#680087
Darker −30%#410054
Darker −40%#190021
More saturated +25%#B700ED
Less saturated −25%#A71ECF

Channel breakdown

R183
G0
B237
Red183 (71.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue286.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 00 · B ED

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