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Recognised as Colour

#BD47FA

  • #BD47FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#BD47FA is a violet with RGB values 189, 71, 250 and HSL 280°, 95%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#BD47FA#BD47FA
HEX#BD47FA
RGBrgb(189, 71, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2784, 0.9804
RGB percentages74.1%, 27.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(279.6, 94.7%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 71.6%, 98%)
CMYK24.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,404,730
CSS custom property--colour: #BD47FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#42B805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A84F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B56F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.1Dark violet · ΔE 15.1Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3Fuchsia · ΔE 26.7Magenta · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84FA47
Analogous#6447FA, #FA47DD
Triadic#FABD47, #47FABD
Split complementary#DDFA47, #47FA64
Tetradic#FA6447, #84FA47, #47DDFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2DCFE
Lighter +20%#E1AAFD
Lighter +10%#CF79FB
Darker −10%#AB15F9
Darker −20%#8F06D5
Darker −30%#6D04A4
Darker −40%#4C0372
More saturated +25%#BF42FF
Less saturated −25%#B55FE2

Channel breakdown

R189
G71
B250
Red189 (74.1%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue279.55°
Saturation (HSL)94.71%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 47 · B FA

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