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Recognised as Colour

#BD32F8

  • #BD32F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BD32F8 is a violet with RGB values 189, 50, 248 and HSL 282°, 93%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BD32F8#BD32F8
HEX#BD32F8
RGBrgb(189, 50, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1961, 0.9725
RGB percentages74.1%, 19.6%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(282.1, 93.4%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 79.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK23.8%, 79.8%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,399,352
CSS custom property--colour: #BD32F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#42CD07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#017EF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B66497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.7Blue violet · ΔE 14.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4Fuchsia · ΔE 22.8Magenta · ΔE 22.8Medium orchid · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DF832
Analogous#5A32F8, #F832D0
Triadic#F8BD32, #32F8BD
Split complementary#D0F832, #32F85A
Tetradic#F85A32, #6DF832, #32D0F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF7FF
Lighter +30%#EDC6FD
Lighter +20%#DD95FB
Lighter +10%#CD63FA
Darker −10%#AA08EF
Darker −20%#8706BE
Darker −30%#64058C
Darker −40%#41035B
More saturated +25%#C02BFF
Less saturated −25%#B24DDE

Channel breakdown

R189
G50
B248
Red189 (74.1%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue282.12°
Saturation (HSL)93.4%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 32 · B F8

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