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Recognised as Colour

#B78FFD

  • #B78FFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B78FFD is a violet with RGB values 183, 143, 253 and HSL 262°, 96%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B78FFD#B78FFD
HEX#B78FFD
RGBrgb(183, 143, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5608, 0.9922
RGB percentages71.8%, 56.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(261.8, 96.5%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 43.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK27.7%, 43.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,029,949
CSS custom property--colour: #B78FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#487002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A3FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Violet · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5FD8F
Analogous#8F9EFD, #EE8FFD
Triadic#FDB78F, #8FFDB7
Split complementary#FDEE8F, #9EFD8F
Tetradic#FD8F9E, #D5FD8F, #8FFDEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F3FF
Lighter +10%#D7C1FE
Darker −10%#975DFC
Darker −20%#772BFB
Darker −30%#5A04EF
Darker −40%#4703BD
More saturated +25%#B68DFF
Less saturated −25%#BB9DEF

Channel breakdown

R183
G143
B253
Red183 (71.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)96.49%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 8F · B FD

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