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Recognised as Colour

#BD3FE1

  • #BD3FE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD3FE1 is a violet with RGB values 189, 63, 225 and HSL 287°, 73%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BD3FE1#BD3FE1
HEX#BD3FE1
RGBrgb(189, 63, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2471, 0.8824
RGB percentages74.1%, 24.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(286.7, 73%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 72%, 88.2%)
CMYK16%, 72%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,402,657
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3FE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#42C01E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#447FDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BC608Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Fuchsia · ΔE 28.2Magenta · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63E13F
Analogous#6C3FE1, #E13FB4
Triadic#E1BD3F, #3FE1BD
Split complementary#B4E13F, #3FE16C
Tetradic#E16C3F, #63E13F, #3FB4E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEFFD
Lighter +30%#EAC3F6
Lighter +20%#DB97EF
Lighter +10%#CC6BE8
Darker −10%#A720CD
Darker −20%#8319A1
Darker −30%#5F1275
Darker −40%#3B0B49
More saturated +25%#CC23FD
Less saturated −25%#AE5BC5

Channel breakdown

R189
G63
B225
Red189 (74.1%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 3F · B E1

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