Recognised as Colour

#B77ED5

#B77ED5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B77ED5 is a violet with RGB values 183, 126, 213 and HSL 279°, 51%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B77ED5

RGBrgb(183, 126, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4941, 0.8353

RGB percentages71.8%, 49.4%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(279.3, 50.9%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 40.8%, 83.5%)

CMYK14.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,025,557

CSS custom property--colour: #B77ED5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#48812A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E91D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C96D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B58A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.3 Orchid · ΔE 17.8 Plum · ΔE 19.2 Violet · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4 Slate blue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CD57E

Analogous#8B7ED5, #D57EC8

Triadic#D5B77E, #7ED5B7

Split complementary#C8D57E, #7ED58B

Tetradic#D58B7E, #9CD57E, #7EC8D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F1FB

Lighter +20%#E2CBEE

Lighter +10%#CCA4E2

Darker −10%#A258C8

Darker −20%#893AB3

Darker −30%#6C2E8C

Darker −40%#4E2166

More saturated +25%#BE69EA

Less saturated −25%#B093C0

Channel breakdown

R183

G126

B213

Red183 (71.8%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue279.31°

Saturation (HSL)50.88%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 7E · B D5

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Colour values

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