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Recognised as Colour

#B76EE0

  • #B76EE0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B76EE0 is a violet with RGB values 183, 110, 224 and HSL 278°, 65%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B76EE0#B76EE0
HEX#B76EE0
RGBrgb(183, 110, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4314, 0.8784
RGB percentages71.8%, 43.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(278.4, 64.8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 50.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK18.3%, 50.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,021,472
CSS custom property--colour: #B76EE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#48911F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5289E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#688FDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B3819Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Orchid · ΔE 14.8Violet · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97E06E
Analogous#7E6EE0, #E06ED0
Triadic#E0B76E, #6EE0B7
Split complementary#D0E06E, #6EE07E
Tetradic#E07E6E, #97E06E, #6ED0E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6ECFB
Lighter +20%#E1C2F2
Lighter +10%#CC98E9
Darker −10%#A244D7
Darker −20%#8929BF
Darker −30%#6B2095
Darker −40%#4D176B
More saturated +25%#BD58F6
Less saturated −25%#B184CA

Channel breakdown

R183
G110
B224
Red183 (71.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue278.42°
Saturation (HSL)64.77%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 6E · B E0

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