Colour

#BD46EB

#BD46EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD46EB is a violet with RGB values 189, 70, 235 and HSL 283°, 80%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD46EB

RGBrgb(189, 70, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2745, 0.9216

RGB percentages74.1%, 27.5%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(283.3, 80.5%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 70.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK19.6%, 70.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,404,459

CSS custom property--colour: #BD46EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#42B914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F82E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B96894no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.4 Dark violet · ΔE 17 Blue violet · ΔE 17.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.4 Magenta · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74EB46

Analogous#6A46EB, #EB46C7

Triadic#EBBD46, #46EBBD

Split complementary#C6EB46, #46EB6B

Tetradic#EB6B46, #74EB46, #46C7EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#EED0FA

Lighter +20%#DEA2F5

Lighter +10%#CD74F0

Darker −10%#AC19E5

Darker −20%#8A14B7

Darker −30%#670F89

Darker −40%#440A5B

More saturated +25%#C632FF

Less saturated −25%#B260D1

Channel breakdown

R189

G70

B235

Red189 (74.1%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue283.27°

Saturation (HSL)80.49%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 46 · B EB

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