Colour

#B855DE

#B855DE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B855DE is a violet with RGB values 184, 85, 222 and HSL 283°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B855DE

RGBrgb(184, 85, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.3333, 0.8706

RGB percentages72.2%, 33.3%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(283.4, 67.5%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 61.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK17.1%, 61.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,080,606

CSS custom property--colour: #B855DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#47AA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#267BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5484DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B56E92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.4 Orchid · ΔE 21.4 Violet · ΔE 23.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BDE55

Analogous#7455DE, #DE55C0

Triadic#DEB855, #55DEB8

Split complementary#BFDE55, #55DE74

Tetradic#DE7455, #7BDE55, #55C0DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EED5F7

Lighter +20%#DCAAEF

Lighter +10%#CA80E6

Darker −10%#A62AD6

Darker −20%#8521AC

Darker −30%#641981

Darker −40%#431156

More saturated +25%#C33CF7

Less saturated −25%#AD6EC5

Channel breakdown

R184

G85

B222

Red184 (72.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue283.36°

Saturation (HSL)67.49%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 55 · B DE

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