Colour

#B76BDC

#B76BDC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B76BDC is a violet with RGB values 183, 107, 220 and HSL 280°, 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

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HEX#B76BDC

RGBrgb(183, 107, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4196, 0.8627

RGB percentages71.8%, 42%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(280.4, 61.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 51.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK16.8%, 51.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,020,700

CSS custom property--colour: #B76BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#489423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5087E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#688DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B47D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7 Medium purple · ΔE 13.5 Orchid · ΔE 13.9 Violet · ΔE 16.6 Slate blue · ΔE 21.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90DC6B

Analogous#7F6BDC, #DC6BC8

Triadic#DCB76B, #6BDCB7

Split complementary#C8DC6B, #6BDC7F

Tetradic#DC7F6B, #90DC6B, #6BC8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E7F9

Lighter +20%#DFBDF0

Lighter +10%#CB94E6

Darker −10%#A342D2

Darker −20%#882BB6

Darker −30%#6A218D

Darker −40%#4B1863

More saturated +25%#BF54F3

Less saturated −25%#AF82C5

Channel breakdown

R183

G107

B220

Red183 (71.8%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue280.35°

Saturation (HSL)61.75%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 6B · B DC

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Colour values

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