Colour

#B809F7

#B809F7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B809F7 is a violet with RGB values 184, 9, 247 and HSL 284°, 94%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#B809F7

RGBrgb(184, 9, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.0353, 0.9686

RGB percentages72.2%, 3.5%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(284.1, 93.7%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 96.4%, 96.9%)

CMYK25.5%, 96.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,061,175

CSS custom property--colour: #B809F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#47F608

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0076F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B05A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.6 Blue violet · ΔE 17.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.8 Magenta · ΔE 22.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1 Medium blue · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48F709

Analogous#4109F7, #F709BF

Triadic#F7B809, #09F7B8

Split complementary#BFF709, #09F741

Tetradic#F74109, #48F709, #09BFF7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1CFFD

Lighter +30%#E39DFC

Lighter +20%#D56CFA

Lighter +10%#C63AF9

Darker −10%#9406C7

Darker −20%#6F0595

Darker −30%#4A0364

Darker −40%#250232

More saturated +25%#BC01FF

Less saturated −25%#A929D7

Channel breakdown

R184

B247

Red184 (72.2%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue284.12°

Saturation (HSL)93.7%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 09 · B F7

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