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Recognised as Colour

#BD50FB

  • #BD50FB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD50FB is a violet with RGB values 189, 80, 251 and HSL 278°, 96%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BD50FB#BD50FB
HEX#BD50FB
RGBrgb(189, 80, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3137, 0.9843
RGB percentages74.1%, 31.4%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(278.2, 95.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 68.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK24.7%, 68.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,407,035
CSS custom property--colour: #BD50FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#42AF04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3587F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B575A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7Blue violet · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.1Fuchsia · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EFB50
Analogous#6850FB, #FB50E3
Triadic#FBBD50, #50FBBD
Split complementary#E3FB50, #50FB67
Tetradic#FB6850, #8EFB50, #50E3FB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E6FE
Lighter +20%#E3B4FD
Lighter +10%#D082FC
Darker −10%#AA1EFA
Darker −20%#9105E0
Darker −30%#7004AE
Darker −40%#50037C
More saturated +25%#BE4CFF
Less saturated −25%#B766E5

Channel breakdown

R189
G80
B251
Red189 (74.1%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue278.25°
Saturation (HSL)95.53%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 50 · B FB

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