Colour

#B759CF

#B759CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B759CF is a violet with RGB values 183, 89, 207 and HSL 288°, 55%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B759CF

RGBrgb(183, 89, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.349, 0.8118

RGB percentages71.8%, 34.9%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(287.8, 55.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 57%, 81.2%)

CMYK11.6%, 57%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,016,079

CSS custom property--colour: #B759CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#48A630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F7AD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6084CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B76B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.2 Orchid · ΔE 14 Violet · ΔE 18 Medium purple · ΔE 19.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.17, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71CF59

Analogous#7C59CF, #CF59AC

Triadic#CFB759, #59CFB7

Split complementary#ACCF59, #59CF7C

Tetradic#CF7C59, #71CF59, #59ACCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF7FD

Lighter +30%#EAD0F1

Lighter +20%#D9A8E6

Lighter +10%#C881DA

Darker −10%#A337BE

Darker −20%#812C96

Darker −30%#5F206F

Darker −40%#3D1547

More saturated +25%#C73EEA

Less saturated −25%#A774B4

Channel breakdown

R183

G89

B207

Red183 (71.8%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue287.8°

Saturation (HSL)55.14%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 59 · B CF

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