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Recognised as Colour

#BD23EF

  • #BD23EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BD23EF is a violet with RGB values 189, 35, 239 and HSL 285°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BD23EF#BD23EF
HEX#BD23EF
RGBrgb(189, 35, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1373, 0.9373
RGB percentages74.1%, 13.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(285.3, 86.4%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 85.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK20.9%, 85.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,395,503
CSS custom property--colour: #BD23EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#42DC10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0F7AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Tritanopia#B95A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.7Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Fuchsia · ΔE 21.2Magenta · ΔE 21.2Medium orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55EF23
Analogous#5723EF, #EF23BB
Triadic#EFBD23, #23EFBD
Split complementary#BBEF23, #23EF57
Tetradic#EF5723, #55EF23, #23BBEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E1FD
Lighter +30%#E8B2F9
Lighter +20%#DA82F6
Lighter +10%#CB53F2
Darker −10%#A10FD0
Darker −20%#7C0CA0
Darker −30%#570871
Darker −40%#320541
More saturated +25%#C513FF
Less saturated −25%#AE40D2

Channel breakdown

R189
G35
B239
Red189 (74.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue285.29°
Saturation (HSL)86.44%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 23 · B EF

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