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Recognised as Colour

#B74FDF

  • #B74FDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B74FDF is a violet with RGB values 183, 79, 223 and HSL 283°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B74FDF#B74FDF
HEX#B74FDF
RGBrgb(183, 79, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3098, 0.8745
RGB percentages71.8%, 31%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(283.3, 69.2%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 64.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK17.9%, 64.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,013,535
CSS custom property--colour: #B74FDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#48B020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B78E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C81DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B46A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.1Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77DF4F
Analogous#6F4FDF, #DF4FBF
Triadic#DFB74F, #4FDFB7
Split complementary#BFDF4F, #4FDF6F
Tetradic#DF6F4F, #77DF4F, #4FBFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFE
Lighter +30%#ECD0F7
Lighter +20%#DAA5EF
Lighter +10%#C97AE7
Darker −10%#A427D4
Darker −20%#831FA9
Darker −30%#61177E
Darker −40%#400F53
More saturated +25%#C335F9
Less saturated −25%#AB69C5

Channel breakdown

R183
G79
B223
Red183 (71.8%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue283.33°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 4F · B DF

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