Recognised as Colour

#BD52D5

#BD52D5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD52D5 is a violet with RGB values 189, 82, 213 and HSL 289°, 61%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD52D5

RGBrgb(189, 82, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3216, 0.8353

RGB percentages74.1%, 32.2%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(289, 60.9%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289, 61.5%, 83.5%)

CMYK11.3%, 61.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,407,509

CSS custom property--colour: #BD52D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#42AD2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3079D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C84D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BE678Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 2.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9 Orchid · ΔE 17.9 Violet · ΔE 20.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.2 Medium purple · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 2.7, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AD552

Analogous#7C52D5, #D552AB

Triadic#D5BD52, #52D5BD

Split complementary#ABD552, #52D57C

Tetradic#D57C52, #6AD552, #52ABD5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF6FD

Lighter +30%#ECCDF3

Lighter +20%#DCA4E9

Lighter +10%#CD7BDF

Darker −10%#A930C4

Darker −20%#86269B

Darker −30%#621C72

Darker −40%#3F1249

More saturated +25%#CE37F0

Less saturated −25%#AC6DBA

Channel breakdown

R189

G82

B213

Red189 (74.1%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue289.01°

Saturation (HSL)60.93%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 52 · B D5

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