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Recognised as Colour

#B95DCF

  • #B95DCF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B95DCF is a violet with RGB values 185, 93, 207 and HSL 288°, 54%, 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

#B95DCF#B95DCF
HEX#B95DCF
RGBrgb(185, 93, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3647, 0.8118
RGB percentages72.5%, 36.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(288.4, 54.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 55.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK10.6%, 55.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,148,175
CSS custom property--colour: #B95DCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#46A230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#467DD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6586CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BA6E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.3Orchid · ΔE 12.2Violet · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73CF5D
Analogous#805DCF, #CF5DAC
Triadic#CFB95D, #5DCFB9
Split complementary#ACCF5D, #5DCF80
Tetradic#CF805D, #73CF5D, #5DACCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAFE
Lighter +30%#ECD3F2
Lighter +20%#DBACE6
Lighter +10%#CA84DB
Darker −10%#A639C0
Darker −20%#842D99
Darker −30%#622271
Darker −40%#40164A
More saturated +25%#C943E9
Less saturated −25%#A977B5

Channel breakdown

R185
G93
B207
Red185 (72.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue288.42°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 5D · B CF

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