Colour

#B974FF

#B974FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B974FF is a violet with RGB values 185, 116, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B974FF

RGBrgb(185, 116, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4549, 1

RGB percentages72.5%, 45.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(269.8, 100%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.8, 54.5%, 100%)

CMYK27.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,154,111

CSS custom property--colour: #B974FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#468B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4193FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5995FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AD8EAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4 Medium purple · ΔE 19.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.1 Slate blue · ΔE 23.5 Violet · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAFF74

Analogous#7475FF, #FE74FF

Triadic#FFB974, #74FFB9

Split complementary#FFFE74, #75FF74

Tetradic#FF7474, #BAFF74, #74FFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECDAFF

Lighter +10%#D3A7FF

Darker −10%#9F41FF

Darker −20%#860EFF

Darker −30%#6C00DA

Darker −40%#5300A7

More saturated +25%#B974FF

Less saturated −25%#B985EE

Channel breakdown

R185

G116

B255

Red185 (72.5%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue269.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B9 · G 74 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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