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Recognised as Colour

#B772D3

  • #B772D3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B772D3 is a violet with RGB values 183, 114, 211 and HSL 283°, 52%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B772D3#B772D3
HEX#B772D3
RGBrgb(183, 114, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4471, 0.8275
RGB percentages71.8%, 44.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(282.7, 52.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 46%, 82.7%)
CMYK13.3%, 46%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,022,483
CSS custom property--colour: #B772D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#488D2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6089D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#738FD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B68099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Violet · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Plum · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ED372
Analogous#8772D3, #D372BE
Triadic#D3B772, #72D3B7
Split complementary#BED372, #72D387
Tetradic#D38772, #8ED372, #72BED3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E7F7
Lighter +20%#DFC0EB
Lighter +10%#CB99DF
Darker −10%#A34BC7
Darker −20%#8835AA
Darker −30%#692983
Darker −40%#4A1D5C
More saturated +25%#C15BEA
Less saturated −25%#AD89BC

Channel breakdown

R183
G114
B211
Red183 (71.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue282.68°
Saturation (HSL)52.43%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 72 · B D3

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