Colour

#B856EB

#B856EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B856EB is a violet with RGB values 184, 86, 235 and HSL 279°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B856EB#B856EB

HEX#B856EB

RGBrgb(184, 86, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.3373, 0.9216

RGB percentages72.2%, 33.7%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(279.5, 78.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 63.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK21.7%, 63.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,080,875

CSS custom property--colour: #B856EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#47A914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#027FF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4985E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B27399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Orchid · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89EB56

Analogous#6E56EB, #EB56D3

Triadic#EBB856, #56EBB8

Split complementary#D3EB56, #56EB6E

Tetradic#EB6E56, #89EB56, #56D3EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1DFFB

Lighter +20%#DEB1F6

Lighter +10%#CB84F0

Darker −10%#A528E6

Darker −20%#8917C4

Darker −30%#691296

Darker −40%#490C69

More saturated +25%#BE42FF

Less saturated −25%#B16ED3

Channel breakdown

R184

G86

B235

Red184 (72.2%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue279.46°

Saturation (HSL)78.84%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G 56 · B EB

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#B856EB

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else