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Recognised as Colour

#B75CD0

  • #B75CD0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B75CD0 is a violet with RGB values 183, 92, 208 and HSL 287°, 55%, 59%. 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

#B75CD0#B75CD0
HEX#B75CD0
RGBrgb(183, 92, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3608, 0.8157
RGB percentages71.8%, 36.1%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(287.1, 55.2%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 55.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK12%, 55.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,016,848
CSS custom property--colour: #B75CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#48A32F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#437CD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6285CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B76E8Dno 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 text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.5Orchid · ΔE 13.3Violet · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75D05C
Analogous#7D5CD0, #D05CAF
Triadic#D0B75C, #5CD0B7
Split complementary#AFD05C, #5CD07D
Tetradic#D07D5C, #75D05C, #5CAFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAFE
Lighter +30%#EBD3F2
Lighter +20%#DAABE7
Lighter +10%#C884DB
Darker −10%#A438C1
Darker −20%#822C9A
Darker −30%#612172
Darker −40%#3F154B
More saturated +25%#C642EA
Less saturated −25%#A876B6

Channel breakdown

R183
G92
B208
Red183 (71.8%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue287.07°
Saturation (HSL)55.24%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 5C · B D0

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