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Recognised as Colour

#B768DF

  • #B768DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B768DF is a violet with RGB values 183, 104, 223 and HSL 280°, 65%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B768DF#B768DF
HEX#B768DF
RGBrgb(183, 104, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4078, 0.8745
RGB percentages71.8%, 40.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(279.8, 65%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 53.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK17.9%, 53.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,019,935
CSS custom property--colour: #B768DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#489720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4985E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#638CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B37C9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.5Medium purple · ΔE 15Orchid · ΔE 15.4Violet · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90DF68
Analogous#7B68DF, #DF68CC
Triadic#DFB768, #68DFB7
Split complementary#CBDF68, #68DF7C
Tetradic#DF7C68, #90DF68, #68CCDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E6FA
Lighter +20%#DFBCF1
Lighter +10%#CB92E8
Darker −10%#A33ED6
Darker −20%#8827BA
Darker −30%#6A1E90
Darker −40%#4B1665
More saturated +25%#BE51F6
Less saturated −25%#B07FC8

Channel breakdown

R183
G104
B223
Red183 (71.8%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue279.83°
Saturation (HSL)65.03%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 68 · B DF

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