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Recognised as Colour

#B75BD0

  • #B75BD0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B75BD0 is a violet with RGB values 183, 91, 208 and HSL 287°, 55%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B75BD0#B75BD0
HEX#B75BD0
RGBrgb(183, 91, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3569, 0.8157
RGB percentages71.8%, 35.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(287.2, 55.5%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 56.3%, 81.6%)
CMYK12%, 56.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,016,592
CSS custom property--colour: #B75BD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#48A42F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#417BD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#6185CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B76D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.9Orchid · ΔE 13.6Violet · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.88, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74D05B
Analogous#7C5BD0, #D05BAF
Triadic#D0B75B, #5BD0B7
Split complementary#AFD05B, #5BD07C
Tetradic#D07D5B, #74D05B, #5BAFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAFD
Lighter +30%#EBD2F2
Lighter +20%#DAAAE7
Lighter +10%#C883DB
Darker −10%#A337C1
Darker −20%#822C99
Darker −30%#602171
Darker −40%#3F154A
More saturated +25%#C641EA
Less saturated −25%#A875B6

Channel breakdown

R183
G91
B208
Red183 (71.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue287.18°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 5B · B D0

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