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Recognised as Colour

#B956D2

  • #B956D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B956D2 is a violet with RGB values 185, 86, 210 and HSL 288°, 58%, 58%. 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

#B956D2#B956D2
HEX#B956D2
RGBrgb(185, 86, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3373, 0.8235
RGB percentages72.5%, 33.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(287.9, 57.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 59%, 82.4%)
CMYK11.9%, 59%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,146,386
CSS custom property--colour: #B956D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#46A92D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3879D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E84CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B96A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 1.1Orchid · ΔE 15.7Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Violet · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 1.05, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FD256
Analogous#7B56D2, #D256AD
Triadic#D2B956, #56D2B9
Split complementary#ADD256, #56D27B
Tetradic#D27B56, #6FD256, #56ADD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF7FD
Lighter +30%#EBCFF2
Lighter +20%#DAA7E7
Lighter +10%#CA7EDD
Darker −10%#A534C1
Darker −20%#832999
Darker −30%#601E71
Darker −40%#3E1349
More saturated +25%#C93BED
Less saturated −25%#A971B7

Channel breakdown

R185
G86
B210
Red185 (72.5%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue287.9°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 56 · B D2

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