Recognised as Colour

#BD5ADB

#BD5ADB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD5ADB is a violet with RGB values 189, 90, 219 and HSL 286°, 64%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD5ADB

RGBrgb(189, 90, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3529, 0.8588

RGB percentages74.1%, 35.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(286, 64.2%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286, 58.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK13.7%, 58.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,409,563

CSS custom property--colour: #BD5ADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#42A524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#387EDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F88D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Tritanopia#BC6F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 2.5 Orchid · ΔE 17 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3 Violet · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 2.49, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78DB5A

Analogous#7C5ADB, #DB5AB9

Triadic#DBBD5A, #5ADBBD

Split complementary#B9DB5A, #5ADB7D

Tetradic#DB7C5A, #78DB5A, #5AB8DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFD8F6

Lighter +20%#DEAEED

Lighter +10%#CE84E4

Darker −10%#AC30D2

Darker −20%#8B25AA

Darker −30%#691C80

Darker −40%#471356

More saturated +25%#CA41F4

Less saturated −25%#B073C2

Channel breakdown

R189

G90

B219

Red189 (74.1%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue286.05°

Saturation (HSL)64.18%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 5A · B DB

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