Colour

#B95FFD

#B95FFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B95FFD is a violet with RGB values 185, 95, 253 and HSL 274°, 98%, 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

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HEX#B95FFD

RGBrgb(185, 95, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3725, 0.9922

RGB percentages72.5%, 37.3%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(274.2, 97.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.2, 62.5%, 99.2%)

CMYK26.9%, 62.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,148,733

CSS custom property--colour: #B95FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#46A002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#418BF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Tritanopia#AE7FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 18 Blue violet · ΔE 19.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3FD5F

Analogous#6A5FFD, #FD5FF2

Triadic#FDB95F, #5FFDB9

Split complementary#F2FD5F, #5FFD6A

Tetradic#FD6A5F, #A3FD5F, #5FF2FD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF6FF

Lighter +20%#E5C4FE

Lighter +10%#CF91FE

Darker −10%#A32DFC

Darker −20%#8C03F3

Darker −30%#6F02C1

Darker −40%#52028E

More saturated +25%#B95DFF

Less saturated −25%#B673E9

Channel breakdown

R185

G95

B253

Red185 (72.5%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue274.18°

Saturation (HSL)97.53%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 5F · B FD

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Colour values

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