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Recognised as Colour

#BD36FF

  • #BD36FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BD36FF is a violet with RGB values 189, 54, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 61%. 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

#BD36FF#BD36FF
HEX#BD36FF
RGBrgb(189, 54, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2118, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 21.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(280.3, 100%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 78.8%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 78.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,400,383
CSS custom property--colour: #BD36FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#42C900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0080FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B4699Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14Blue violet · ΔE 14.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3Fuchsia · ΔE 23.6Magenta · ΔE 23.6Medium orchid · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78FF36
Analogous#5836FF, #FF36DD
Triadic#FFBD36, #36FFBD
Split complementary#DCFF36, #36FF59
Tetradic#FF5936, #78FF36, #36DDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFCFFF
Lighter +20%#DE9CFF
Lighter +10%#CE69FF
Darker −10%#AC03FF
Darker −20%#8B00CF
Darker −30%#69009C
Darker −40%#470069
More saturated +25%#BD36FF
Less saturated −25%#B44FE6

Channel breakdown

R189
G54
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue280.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 36 · B FF

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