Recognised as Colour

#B913E2

#B913E2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B913E2 is a violet with RGB values 185, 19, 226 and HSL 288°, 84%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#B913E2

RGBrgb(185, 19, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.0745, 0.8863

RGB percentages72.5%, 7.5%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(288.1, 84.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.1, 91.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK18.1%, 91.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,129,250

CSS custom property--colour: #B913E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#46EC1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A75DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B75086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 10.4 Blue violet · ΔE 15.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 21.6 Magenta · ΔE 21.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CE213

Analogous#5113E2, #E213A3

Triadic#E2B913, #13E2B9

Split complementary#A4E213, #13E251

Tetradic#E25113, #3CE213, #13A3E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0C7FA

Lighter +30%#E498F6

Lighter +20%#D769F2

Lighter +10%#CB3AEE

Darker −10%#920FB3

Darker −20%#6C0B84

Darker −30%#450755

Darker −40%#1F0326

More saturated +25%#C400F5

Less saturated −25%#A732C3

Channel breakdown

R185

G19

B226

Red185 (72.5%)

Green19 (7.5%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue288.12°

Saturation (HSL)84.49%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 13 · B E2

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