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Recognised as Colour

#B938EE

  • #B938EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#B938EE is a violet with RGB values 185, 56, 238 and HSL 283°, 84%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#B938EE#B938EE
HEX#B938EE
RGBrgb(185, 56, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2196, 0.9333
RGB percentages72.5%, 22%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(282.5, 84.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 76.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK22.3%, 76.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,138,734
CSS custom property--colour: #B938EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#46C711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#247CEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B36392no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12Blue violet · ΔE 13.2Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6Fuchsia · ΔE 25.2Magenta · ΔE 25.2Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DEE38
Analogous#5E38EE, #EE38C8
Triadic#EEB938, #38EEB9
Split complementary#C8EE38, #38EE5E
Tetradic#EE5E38, #6DEE38, #38C8EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF4FE
Lighter +30%#EBC5FA
Lighter +20%#DA96F6
Lighter +10%#CA67F2
Darker −10%#A413E0
Darker −20%#820FB1
Darker −30%#5F0B82
Darker −40%#3D0753
More saturated +25%#C027FF
Less saturated −25%#AE53D3

Channel breakdown

R185
G56
B238
Red185 (72.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue282.53°
Saturation (HSL)84.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 38 · B EE

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