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Recognised as Colour

#B93ADF

  • #B93ADF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B93ADF is a violet with RGB values 185, 58, 223 and HSL 286°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B93ADF#B93ADF
HEX#B93ADF
RGBrgb(185, 58, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2275, 0.8745
RGB percentages72.5%, 22.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(286.2, 72.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 74%, 87.5%)
CMYK17%, 74%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,139,231
CSS custom property--colour: #B93ADF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#46C520

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D7BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Tritanopia#B75D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Dark violet · ΔE 15.8Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1Fuchsia · ΔE 28.1Magenta · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60DF3A
Analogous#673ADF, #DF3AB2
Triadic#DFB93A, #3ADFB9
Split complementary#B3DF3A, #3ADF67
Tetradic#DF673A, #60DF3A, #3AB2DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E9FC
Lighter +30%#E8BEF4
Lighter +20%#D892ED
Lighter +10%#C966E6
Darker −10%#A020C6
Darker −20%#7C199A
Darker −30%#59126E
Darker −40%#350B42
More saturated +25%#C81DFC
Less saturated −25%#AA57C2

Channel breakdown

R185
G58
B223
Red185 (72.5%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue286.18°
Saturation (HSL)72.05%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 3A · B DF

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