Recognised as Colour

#B751D0

#B751D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B751D0 is a violet with RGB values 183, 81, 208 and HSL 288°, 57%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B751D0

RGBrgb(183, 81, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3176, 0.8157

RGB percentages71.8%, 31.8%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(288.2, 57.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 61.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK12%, 61.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,014,032

CSS custom property--colour: #B751D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#48AE2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3076D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5981CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B76689no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 1.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3 Orchid · ΔE 17.4 Violet · ΔE 20.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 1.37, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AD051

Analogous#7751D0, #D051AA

Triadic#D0B751, #51D0B7

Split complementary#A9D051, #51D078

Tetradic#D07851, #6AD051, #51AAD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F2FB

Lighter +30%#E9C9F1

Lighter +20%#D8A1E6

Lighter +10%#C879DB

Darker −10%#A033BB

Darker −20%#7E2893

Darker −30%#5C1D6B

Darker −40%#391243

More saturated +25%#C835EC

Less saturated −25%#A66DB4

Channel breakdown

R183

G81

B208

Red183 (71.8%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue288.19°

Saturation (HSL)57.47%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 51 · B D0

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