Colour

#BD49DD

#BD49DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD49DD is a violet with RGB values 189, 73, 221 and HSL 287°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD49DD

RGBrgb(189, 73, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2863, 0.8667

RGB percentages74.1%, 28.6%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(287, 68.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287, 67%, 86.7%)

CMYK14.5%, 67%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,405,213

CSS custom property--colour: #BD49DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#42B622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5082D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BC658Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 11 Dark violet · ΔE 22.7 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Orchid · ΔE 25.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69DD49

Analogous#7349DD, #DD49B3

Triadic#DDBD49, #49DDBD

Split complementary#B3DD49, #49DD73

Tetradic#DD7349, #69DD49, #49B3DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF5FD

Lighter +30%#ECCAF5

Lighter +20%#DC9FED

Lighter +10%#CD74E5

Darker −10%#A926CD

Darker −20%#851EA2

Darker −30%#621677

Darker −40%#3F0E4C

More saturated +25%#CC2EF8

Less saturated −25%#AE64C2

Channel breakdown

R189

G73

B221

Red189 (74.1%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue287.03°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 49 · B DD

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