Recognised as Colour

#BD58D7

#BD58D7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD58D7 is a violet with RGB values 189, 88, 215 and HSL 288°, 61%, 59%. 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

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HEX#BD58D7

RGBrgb(189, 88, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3451, 0.8431

RGB percentages74.1%, 34.5%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(287.7, 61.4%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 59.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK12.1%, 59.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,409,047

CSS custom property--colour: #BD58D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#42A728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#397CDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6087D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BD6C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 1.2 Orchid · ΔE 16.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7 Violet · ΔE 18.8 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 1.22, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72D758

Analogous#7E58D7, #D758B1

Triadic#D7BD58, #58D7BD

Split complementary#B2D758, #58D77E

Tetradic#D77E58, #72D758, #58B1D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFE

Lighter +30%#EED3F5

Lighter +20%#DEAAEB

Lighter +10%#CD81E1

Darker −10%#AC31CB

Darker −20%#8927A2

Darker −30%#661D79

Darker −40%#431350

More saturated +25%#CC3EF1

Less saturated −25%#AE72BD

Channel breakdown

R189

G88

B215

Red189 (74.1%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue287.72°

Saturation (HSL)61.35%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 58 · B D7

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