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Recognised as Colour

#BD23DC

  • #BD23DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BD23DC is a violet with RGB values 189, 35, 220 and HSL 290°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BD23DC#BD23DC
HEX#BD23DC
RGBrgb(189, 35, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1373, 0.8627
RGB percentages74.1%, 13.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(289.9, 72.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 84.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK14.1%, 84.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,395,484
CSS custom property--colour: #BD23DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#42DC23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3778D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BD5184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.3Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 17.7Fuchsia · ΔE 22.9Magenta · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42DC23
Analogous#6123DC, #DC239E
Triadic#DCBD23, #23DCBD
Split complementary#9EDC23, #23DC61
Tetradic#DC6123, #42DC23, #239EDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D3F8
Lighter +30%#E5A7F1
Lighter +20%#D77BEA
Lighter +10%#CA4FE3
Darker −10%#971CB0
Darker −20%#711584
Darker −30%#4C0E58
Darker −40%#26072C
More saturated +25%#D203FC
Less saturated −25%#A843BC

Channel breakdown

R189
G35
B220
Red189 (74.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue289.95°
Saturation (HSL)72.55%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 23 · B DC

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