Colour

#B75ECB

#B75ECB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B75ECB is a violet with RGB values 183, 94, 203 and HSL 289°, 51%, 58%. 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

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HEX#B75ECB

RGBrgb(183, 94, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3686, 0.7961

RGB percentages71.8%, 36.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(289, 51.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289, 53.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK9.9%, 53.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,017,355

CSS custom property--colour: #B75ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22384WCAG 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 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#48A134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A7CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6685C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#B86E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.8 Orchid · ΔE 11.4 Violet · ΔE 16.5 Medium purple · ΔE 17.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72CB5E

Analogous#815ECB, #CB5EA8

Triadic#CBB75E, #5ECBB7

Split complementary#A8CB5E, #5ECB81

Tetradic#CB815E, #72CB5E, #5EA8CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF8FD

Lighter +30%#EBD2F0

Lighter +20%#D9ABE4

Lighter +10%#C885D7

Darker −10%#A33CBA

Darker −20%#813093

Darker −30%#5F236D

Darker −40%#3E1746

More saturated +25%#C843E6

Less saturated −25%#A679B0

Channel breakdown

R183

G94

B203

Red183 (71.8%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue288.99°

Saturation (HSL)51.17%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 5E · B CB

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Colour values

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