Recognised as Colour

#B822EB

#B822EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B822EB is a violet with RGB values 184, 34, 235 and HSL 285°, 83%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#B822EB

RGBrgb(184, 34, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.1333, 0.9216

RGB percentages72.2%, 13.3%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(284.8, 83.4%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 85.5%, 92.2%)

CMYK21.7%, 85.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,067,563

CSS custom property--colour: #B822EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#47DD14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0177E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B3598Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.2 Blue violet · ΔE 13.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.6 Magenta · ΔE 22.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55EB22

Analogous#5322EB, #EB22BA

Triadic#EBB822, #22EBB8

Split complementary#BAEB22, #22EB53

Tetradic#EB5322, #55EB22, #22BAEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4DDFC

Lighter +30%#E5AEF8

Lighter +20%#D680F3

Lighter +10%#C751EF

Darker −10%#9A12C8

Darker −20%#760E99

Darker −30%#520A6A

Darker −40%#2E053C

More saturated +25%#C20EFF

Less saturated −25%#A940CD

Channel breakdown

R184

G34

B235

Red184 (72.2%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue284.78°

Saturation (HSL)83.4%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 22 · B EB

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