Recognised as Colour

#B95AD5

#B95AD5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B95AD5 is a violet with RGB values 185, 90, 213 and HSL 286°, 59%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B95AD5

RGBrgb(185, 90, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3529, 0.8353

RGB percentages72.5%, 35.3%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(286.3, 59.4%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 57.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK13.1%, 57.7%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,147,413

CSS custom property--colour: #B95AD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#46A52A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C7CD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F85D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B96E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 2.4 Orchid · ΔE 15.4 Violet · ΔE 18.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9 Medium purple · ΔE 20.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 2.36, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76D55A

Analogous#7C5AD5, #D55AB3

Triadic#D5B95A, #5AD5B9

Split complementary#B3D55A, #5AD57C

Tetradic#D57C5A, #76D55A, #5AB3D5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFE

Lighter +30%#EDD4F4

Lighter +20%#DBABEA

Lighter +10%#CA83DF

Darker −10%#A733C9

Darker −20%#8529A0

Darker −30%#631E78

Darker −40%#42144F

More saturated +25%#C740EF

Less saturated −25%#AB74BB

Channel breakdown

R185

G90

B213

Red185 (72.5%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue286.34°

Saturation (HSL)59.42%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 5A · B D5

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