Colour

#B759FF

#B759FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B759FF is a violet with RGB values 183, 89, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B759FF

RGBrgb(183, 89, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.349, 1

RGB percentages71.8%, 34.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(274, 100%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274, 65.1%, 100%)

CMYK28.2%, 65.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,016,127

CSS custom property--colour: #B759FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#48A600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3288FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Tritanopia#AB7DA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1 Blue violet · ΔE 16.6 Dark violet · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1 Slate blue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1FF59

Analogous#6459FF, #FF59F4

Triadic#FFB759, #59FFB7

Split complementary#F4FF59, #59FF64

Tetradic#FF6459, #A1FF59, #59F4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F2FF

Lighter +20%#E3BFFF

Lighter +10%#CD8CFF

Darker −10%#A126FF

Darker −20%#8900F2

Darker −30%#6C00BF

Darker −40%#4F008C

More saturated +25%#B759FF

Less saturated −25%#B46EEA

Channel breakdown

R183

G89

B255

Red183 (71.8%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue273.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 59 · B FF

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