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Recognised as Colour

#B912DD

  • #B912DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B912DD is a violet with RGB values 185, 18, 221 and HSL 289°, 85%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B912DD#B912DD
HEX#B912DD
RGBrgb(185, 18, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.0706, 0.8667
RGB percentages72.5%, 7.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(289.4, 84.9%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 91.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK16.3%, 91.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,128,989
CSS custom property--colour: #B912DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#46ED22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2574D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B84D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.9Blue violet · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Fuchsia · ΔE 21.9Magenta · ΔE 21.9Medium orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36DD12
Analogous#5312DD, #DD129C
Triadic#DDB912, #12DDB9
Split complementary#9BDD12, #12DD54
Tetradic#DD5312, #36DD12, #129BDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0C1FA
Lighter +30%#E492F6
Lighter +20%#D963F2
Lighter +10%#CD34EE
Darker −10%#920EAE
Darker −20%#6A0A7F
Darker −30%#430650
Darker −40%#1B0320
More saturated +25%#C500EF
Less saturated −25%#A630BF

Channel breakdown

R185
G18
B221
Red185 (72.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue289.36°
Saturation (HSL)84.94%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 12 · B DD

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