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Colour

#B95DFF

  • #B95DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B95DFF is a violet with RGB values 185, 93, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B95DFF#B95DFF
HEX#B95DFF
RGBrgb(185, 93, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3647, 1
RGB percentages72.5%, 36.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(274.1, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.1, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK27.5%, 63.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,148,223
CSS custom property--colour: #B95DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#46A200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B8BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AE7FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3FF5D
Analogous#685DFF, #FF5DF4
Triadic#FFB95D, #5DFFB9
Split complementary#F4FF5D, #5DFF68
Tetradic#FF685D, #A3FF5D, #5DF4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF6FF
Lighter +20%#E5C3FF
Lighter +10%#CF90FF
Darker −10%#A32AFF
Darker −20%#8C00F6
Darker −30%#6F00C3
Darker −40%#520090
More saturated +25%#B95DFF
Less saturated −25%#B671EB

Channel breakdown

R185
G93
B255
Red185 (72.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue274.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 5D · B FF

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