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Recognised as Colour

#B95FD1

  • #B95FD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B95FD1 is a violet with RGB values 185, 95, 209 and HSL 287°, 55%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B95FD1#B95FD1
HEX#B95FD1
RGBrgb(185, 95, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3725, 0.8196
RGB percentages72.5%, 37.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(287.4, 55.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 54.5%, 82%)
CMYK11.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,148,689
CSS custom property--colour: #B95FD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#46A02E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#477ED5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6587CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B9708Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.7Orchid · ΔE 12.2Violet · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 18Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77D15F
Analogous#805FD1, #D15FB0
Triadic#D1B95F, #5FD1B9
Split complementary#B0D15F, #5FD180
Tetradic#D1805F, #77D15F, #5FB0D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#EDD6F3
Lighter +20%#DCAEE8
Lighter +10%#CA87DC
Darker −10%#A738C5
Darker −20%#852D9D
Darker −30%#642275
Darker −40%#42164E
More saturated +25%#C845EB
Less saturated −25%#AA79B7

Channel breakdown

R185
G95
B209
Red185 (72.5%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue287.37°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 5F · B D1

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