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Recognised as Colour

#B770EE

  • #B770EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B770EE is a violet with RGB values 183, 112, 238 and HSL 274°, 79%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B770EE#B770EE
HEX#B770EE
RGBrgb(183, 112, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4392, 0.9333
RGB percentages71.8%, 43.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(273.8, 78.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 52.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK23.1%, 52.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,021,998
CSS custom property--colour: #B770EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#488F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#498DF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6191EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AF86A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Orchid · ΔE 19.4Violet · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7EE70
Analogous#7870EE, #EE70E6
Triadic#EEB770, #70EEB7
Split complementary#E6EE70, #70EE78
Tetradic#EE7870, #A7EE70, #70E6EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF9FE
Lighter +20%#E5CBF9
Lighter +10%#CE9EF3
Darker −10%#A042E9
Darker −20%#881ADE
Darker −30%#6C15B0
Darker −40%#501082
More saturated +25%#B95FFF
Less saturated −25%#B484DA

Channel breakdown

R183
G112
B238
Red183 (71.8%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue273.81°
Saturation (HSL)78.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 70 · B EE

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