Colour

#BD60D0

#BD60D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD60D0 is a violet with RGB values 189, 96, 208 and HSL 290°, 54%, 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

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HEX#BD60D0

RGBrgb(189, 96, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3765, 0.8157

RGB percentages74.1%, 37.6%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(289.8, 54.4%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 53.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK9.1%, 53.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,411,088

CSS custom property--colour: #BD60D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#429F2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C7FD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A89CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BE708Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.6 Orchid · ΔE 10.6 Violet · ΔE 15.1 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73D060

Analogous#8560D0, #D060AB

Triadic#D0BD60, #60D0BD

Split complementary#ABD060, #60D085

Tetradic#D08560, #73D060, #60ABD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFF

Lighter +30%#EED6F3

Lighter +20%#DEAFE7

Lighter +10%#CD87DC

Darker −10%#AC3AC3

Darker −20%#892E9C

Darker −30%#672275

Darker −40%#44174D

More saturated +25%#CE46EA

Less saturated −25%#AC7AB6

Channel breakdown

R189

G96

B208

Red189 (74.1%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue289.82°

Saturation (HSL)54.37%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 60 · B D0

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Colour values

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