Colour

#BD35FD

#BD35FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BD35FD is a violet with RGB values 189, 53, 253 and HSL 281°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BD35FD#BD35FD

HEX#BD35FD

RGBrgb(189, 53, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2078, 0.9922

RGB percentages74.1%, 20.8%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(280.8, 98%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 79.1%, 99.2%)

CMYK25.3%, 79.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,400,125

CSS custom property--colour: #BD35FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#42CA02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#007FF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B5689Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.6 Blue violet · ΔE 14.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.4 Magenta · ΔE 23.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75FD35

Analogous#5935FD, #FD35D9

Triadic#FDBD35, #35FDBD

Split complementary#D9FD35, #35FD59

Tetradic#FD5935, #75FD35, #35D9FD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EECDFF

Lighter +20%#DE9AFE

Lighter +10%#CD67FE

Darker −10%#AC03FD

Darker −20%#8A02CA

Darker −30%#670297

Darker −40%#450165

More saturated +25%#BE33FF

Less saturated −25%#B44EE3

Channel breakdown

R189

G53

B253

Red189 (74.1%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue280.8°

Saturation (HSL)98.04%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 35 · B FD

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