Recognised as Colour

#B83FD2

#B83FD2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B83FD2 is a violet with RGB values 184, 63, 210 and HSL 289°, 62%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B83FD2

RGBrgb(184, 63, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.2471, 0.8235

RGB percentages72.2%, 24.7%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(289.4, 62%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 70%, 82.4%)

CMYK12.4%, 70%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,074,962

CSS custom property--colour: #B83FD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#47C02D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C7BCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B95B84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7 Dark violet · ΔE 22.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.9 Blue violet · ΔE 23.5 Orchid · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59D23F

Analogous#6F3FD2, #D23FA2

Triadic#D2B83F, #3FD2B8

Split complementary#A2D23F, #3FD26F

Tetradic#D26F3F, #59D23F, #3FA2D2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E4F9

Lighter +30%#E6BBEF

Lighter +20%#D792E5

Lighter +10%#C768DC

Darker −10%#9B2AB4

Darker −20%#78208B

Darker −30%#541761

Darker −40%#300D38

More saturated +25%#CB21F0

Less saturated −25%#A55DB4

Channel breakdown

R184

G63

B210

Red184 (72.2%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue289.39°

Saturation (HSL)62.03%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 3F · B D2

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Colour values

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