Colour

#BD5EE5

#BD5EE5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD5EE5 is a violet with RGB values 189, 94, 229 and HSL 282°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD5EE5

RGBrgb(189, 94, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3686, 0.898

RGB percentages74.1%, 36.9%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(282.2, 72.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 59%, 89.8%)

CMYK17.5%, 59%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,410,597

CSS custom property--colour: #BD5EE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#42A11A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3482E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B8AE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BA7699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2 Orchid · ΔE 19.9 Violet · ΔE 21 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4 Medium purple · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86E55E

Analogous#795EE5, #E55ECA

Triadic#E5BD5E, #5EE5BD

Split complementary#CAE55E, #5EE57A

Tetradic#E57A5E, #86E55E, #5ECAE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E2FA

Lighter +20%#E1B6F3

Lighter +10%#CF8AEC

Darker −10%#AB32DE

Darker −20%#8F1FBE

Darker −30%#6E1892

Darker −40%#4D1166

More saturated +25%#C747FC

Less saturated −25%#B375CE

Channel breakdown

R189

G94

B229

Red189 (74.1%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue282.22°

Saturation (HSL)72.19%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 5E · B E5

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Colour values

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