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Recognised as Colour

#BD52E1

  • #BD52E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD52E1 is a violet with RGB values 189, 82, 225 and HSL 285°, 70%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD52E1#BD52E1
HEX#BD52E1
RGBrgb(189, 82, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3216, 0.8824
RGB percentages74.1%, 32.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(284.9, 70.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 63.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK16%, 63.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,407,521
CSS custom property--colour: #BD52E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#42AD1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D7BE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5485DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BB6C92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.4Dark orchid · ΔE 12.5Orchid · ΔE 23.2Violet · ΔE 24.4Blue violet · ΔE 24.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76E152
Analogous#7552E1, #E152BE
Triadic#E1BD52, #52E1BD
Split complementary#BDE152, #52E176
Tetradic#E17652, #76E152, #52BEE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFD4F8
Lighter +20%#DEA9F0
Lighter +10%#CE7DE9
Darker −10%#AC27D9
Darker −20%#8A1EAF
Darker −30%#681783
Darker −40%#460F58
More saturated +25%#CA39FA
Less saturated −25%#B06BC8

Channel breakdown

R189
G82
B225
Red189 (74.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue284.9°
Saturation (HSL)70.44%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 52 · B E1

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