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Recognised as Colour

#B76ADC

  • #B76ADC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B76ADC is a violet with RGB values 183, 106, 220 and HSL 281°, 62%, 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

#B76ADC#B76ADC
HEX#B76ADC
RGBrgb(183, 106, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4157, 0.8627
RGB percentages71.8%, 41.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(280.5, 62%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 51.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK16.8%, 51.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,020,444
CSS custom property--colour: #B76ADC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#489523

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F86E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#678CD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#B47C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.1Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 14Violet · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FDC6A
Analogous#7E6ADC, #DC6AC8
Triadic#DCB76A, #6ADCB7
Split complementary#C8DC6A, #6ADC7E
Tetradic#DC7E6A, #8FDC6A, #6AC8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E6F9
Lighter +20%#DFBDEF
Lighter +10%#CB93E6
Darker −10%#A341D2
Darker −20%#882BB5
Darker −30%#69218C
Darker −40%#4A1763
More saturated +25%#BF53F3
Less saturated −25%#AF81C5

Channel breakdown

R183
G106
B220
Red183 (71.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue280.53°
Saturation (HSL)61.96%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 6A · B DC

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