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Recognised as Colour

#B954D7

  • #B954D7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B954D7 is a violet with RGB values 185, 84, 215 and HSL 286°, 62%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B954D7#B954D7
HEX#B954D7
RGBrgb(185, 84, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3294, 0.8431
RGB percentages72.5%, 32.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(286.3, 62.1%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 60.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK14%, 60.9%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,145,879
CSS custom property--colour: #B954D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#46AB28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F79DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5983D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B86A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 2.6Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Orchid · ΔE 18.6Violet · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 2.61, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72D754
Analogous#7754D7, #D754B4
Triadic#D7B954, #54D7B9
Split complementary#B3D754, #54D778
Tetradic#D77854, #72D754, #54B4D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9FE
Lighter +30%#ECD0F4
Lighter +20%#DBA7EA
Lighter +10%#CA7DE1
Darker −10%#A62FC9
Darker −20%#8425A0
Darker −30%#621C76
Darker −40%#3F124D
More saturated +25%#C73AF1
Less saturated −25%#AB6EBD

Channel breakdown

R185
G84
B215
Red185 (72.5%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue286.26°
Saturation (HSL)62.09%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 54 · B D7

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