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Recognised as Colour

#BD60FF

  • #BD60FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD60FF is a violet with RGB values 189, 96, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BD60FF#BD60FF
HEX#BD60FF
RGBrgb(189, 96, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3765, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 37.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(275.1, 100%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 62.4%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 62.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,411,135
CSS custom property--colour: #BD60FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#429F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#458EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B380A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2FF60
Analogous#6E60FF, #FF60F1
Triadic#FFBD60, #60FFBD
Split complementary#F1FF60, #60FF6E
Tetradic#FF6E60, #A2FF60, #60F1FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF9FF
Lighter +20%#E7C6FF
Lighter +10%#D293FF
Darker −10%#A82DFF
Darker −20%#9200F9
Darker −30%#7400C6
Darker −40%#560093
More saturated +25%#BD60FF
Less saturated −25%#BA74EB

Channel breakdown

R189
G96
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue275.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 60 · B FF

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