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Recognised as Colour

#B971E5

  • #B971E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B971E5 is a violet with RGB values 185, 113, 229 and HSL 277°, 69%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B971E5#B971E5
HEX#B971E5
RGBrgb(185, 113, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4431, 0.898
RGB percentages72.5%, 44.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(277.2, 69%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 50.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK19.2%, 50.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,153,317
CSS custom property--colour: #B971E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#468E1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#538CE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6991E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B484A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Orchid · ΔE 15.4Violet · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DE571
Analogous#7F71E5, #E571D7
Triadic#E5B971, #71E5B9
Split complementary#D7E571, #71E57F
Tetradic#E57F71, #9DE571, #71D7E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F2FD
Lighter +20%#E4C7F5
Lighter +10%#CE9CED
Darker −10%#A446DD
Darker −20%#8C25CB
Darker −30%#6E1DA0
Darker −40%#511575
More saturated +25%#BE5CFA
Less saturated −25%#B486D0

Channel breakdown

R185
G113
B229
Red185 (72.5%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue277.24°
Saturation (HSL)69.05%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 71 · B E5

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