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Recognised as Colour

#B758E7

  • #B758E7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B758E7 is a violet with RGB values 183, 88, 231 and HSL 280°, 75%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B758E7#B758E7
HEX#B758E7
RGBrgb(183, 88, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3451, 0.9059
RGB percentages71.8%, 34.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(279.9, 74.9%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 61.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK20.8%, 61.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,015,847
CSS custom property--colour: #B758E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#48A718

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B7EEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E85E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B27398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6Dark orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Orchid · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88E758
Analogous#6F58E7, #E758D0
Triadic#E7B758, #58E7B7
Split complementary#D0E758, #58E76F
Tetradic#E76F58, #88E758, #58D0E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1DEFA
Lighter +20%#DDB1F4
Lighter +10%#CA85ED
Darker −10%#A42BE1
Darker −20%#871BBE
Darker −30%#671591
Darker −40%#480E65
More saturated +25%#BF40FF
Less saturated −25%#AF70CF

Channel breakdown

R183
G88
B231
Red183 (71.8%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue279.86°
Saturation (HSL)74.87%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 58 · B E7

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