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Recognised as Colour

#B759DF

  • #B759DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B759DF is a violet with RGB values 183, 89, 223 and HSL 282°, 68%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B759DF#B759DF
HEX#B759DF
RGBrgb(183, 89, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.349, 0.8745
RGB percentages71.8%, 34.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(282.1, 67.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 60.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK17.9%, 60.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,016,095
CSS custom property--colour: #B759DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#48A620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D7DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5585DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B47194no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.4Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Orchid · ΔE 20.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Violet · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81DF59
Analogous#7459DF, #DF59C4
Triadic#DFB759, #59DFB7
Split complementary#C4DF59, #59DF74
Tetradic#DF7459, #81DF59, #59C4DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFD9F8
Lighter +20%#DCAFEF
Lighter +10%#CA84E7
Darker −10%#A42ED7
Darker −20%#8622B0
Darker −30%#651A85
Darker −40%#45115B
More saturated +25%#C140F8
Less saturated −25%#AD72C6

Channel breakdown

R183
G89
B223
Red183 (71.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue282.09°
Saturation (HSL)67.68%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 59 · B DF

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