Recognised as Colour
#BD0AE1
- #BD0AE1
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark violet
#BD0AE1 is a violet with RGB values 189, 10, 225 and HSL 290°, 91%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.
Colour values
#BD0AE1#BD0AE1
HEX#BD0AE1
RGBrgb(189, 10, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0392, 0.8824
RGB percentages74.1%, 3.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(290, 91.5%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 95.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK16%, 95.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,389,089
CSS custom property--colour: #BD0AE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#42F51E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EE10A
Analogous#520AE1, #E10A9A
Triadic#E1BD0A, #0AE1BD
Split complementary#99E10A, #0AE152
Tetradic#E1520A, #2EE10A, #0A9AE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G10
B225
Red189 (74.1%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue289.95°
Saturation (HSL)91.49%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 0A · B E1
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