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Recognised as Colour

#BD5ED3

  • #BD5ED3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD5ED3 is a violet with RGB values 189, 94, 211 and HSL 289°, 57%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD5ED3#BD5ED3
HEX#BD5ED3
RGBrgb(189, 94, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3686, 0.8275
RGB percentages74.1%, 36.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(288.7, 57.1%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 55.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK10.4%, 55.5%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,410,579
CSS custom property--colour: #BD5ED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#42A12C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#467FD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6789D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BE6F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 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 text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.1Orchid · ΔE 12.2Violet · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74D35E
Analogous#825ED3, #D35EAF
Triadic#D3BD5E, #5ED3BD
Split complementary#AED35E, #5ED383
Tetradic#D3835E, #74D35E, #5EAED3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#EED6F4
Lighter +20%#DEAEE9
Lighter +10%#CD86DE
Darker −10%#AC37C7
Darker −20%#8A2C9F
Darker −30%#672177
Darker −40%#44164F
More saturated +25%#CD44ED
Less saturated −25%#AD78B9

Channel breakdown

R189
G94
B211
Red189 (74.1%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue288.72°
Saturation (HSL)57.07%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 5E · B D3

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