Colour

#B729E7

#B729E7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B729E7 is a violet with RGB values 183, 41, 231 and HSL 285°, 80%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#B729E7

RGBrgb(183, 41, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.1608, 0.9059

RGB percentages71.8%, 16.1%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(284.8, 79.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 82.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK20.8%, 82.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,003,815

CSS custom property--colour: #B729E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#48D618

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B77E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B35A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.1 Blue violet · ΔE 13.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.8 Magenta · ΔE 23.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#59E729

Analogous#5829E7, #E729B8

Triadic#E7B729, #29E7B7

Split complementary#B8E729, #29E758

Tetradic#E75829, #59E729, #29B8E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5E0FC

Lighter +30%#E5B3F6

Lighter +20%#D685F1

Lighter +10%#C657EC

Darker −10%#9A16C7

Darker −20%#771199

Darker −30%#530C6B

Darker −40%#2F073D

More saturated +25%#C311FF

Less saturated −25%#A847C9

Channel breakdown

R183

G41

B231

Red183 (71.8%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue284.84°

Saturation (HSL)79.83%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 29 · B E7

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Colour values

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