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Colour

#BD3AE8

  • #BD3AE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD3AE8 is a violet with RGB values 189, 58, 232 and HSL 285°, 79%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BD3AE8#BD3AE8
HEX#BD3AE8
RGBrgb(189, 58, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2275, 0.9098
RGB percentages74.1%, 22.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(285.2, 79.1%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 75%, 91%)
CMYK18.5%, 75%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,401,384
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#42C517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#387EE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BA6190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Dark violet · ΔE 14.2Blue violet · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Fuchsia · ΔE 25.4Magenta · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65E83A
Analogous#663AE8, #E83ABC
Triadic#E8BD3A, #3AE8BD
Split complementary#BCE83A, #3AE866
Tetradic#E8663A, #65E83A, #3ABCE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF1FD
Lighter +30%#EBC3F8
Lighter +20%#DC95F3
Lighter +10%#CC68ED
Darker −10%#A719D6
Darker −20%#8414A8
Darker −30%#600E7B
Darker −40%#3C094D
More saturated +25%#C923FF
Less saturated −25%#AF56CD

Channel breakdown

R189
G58
B232
Red189 (74.1%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue285.17°
Saturation (HSL)79.09%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 3A · B E8

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