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Recognised as Colour

#B840D4

  • #B840D4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B840D4 is a violet with RGB values 184, 64, 212 and HSL 289°, 63%, 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

#B840D4#B840D4
HEX#B840D4
RGBrgb(184, 64, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.251, 0.8314
RGB percentages72.2%, 25.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(288.6, 63.2%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 69.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK13.2%, 69.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,075,220
CSS custom property--colour: #B840D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#47BF2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B7CD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B85C86no 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 text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.9Medium orchid · ΔE 11Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CD440
Analogous#6E40D4, #D440A6
Triadic#D4B840, #40D4B8
Split complementary#A6D440, #40D46E
Tetradic#D46E40, #5CD440, #40A6D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E7F9
Lighter +30%#E6BDF0
Lighter +20%#D793E7
Lighter +10%#C76ADD
Darker −10%#9D29B8
Darker −20%#79208E
Darker −30%#561764
Darker −40%#320D3B
More saturated +25%#CA23F1
Less saturated −25%#A65DB7

Channel breakdown

R184
G64
B212
Red184 (72.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue288.65°
Saturation (HSL)63.25%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 40 · B D4

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