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Recognised as Colour

#BD63D0

  • #BD63D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD63D0 is a violet with RGB values 189, 99, 208 and HSL 290°, 54%, 60%. 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

#BD63D0#BD63D0
HEX#BD63D0
RGBrgb(189, 99, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3882, 0.8157
RGB percentages74.1%, 38.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(289.5, 53.7%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 52.4%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 52.4%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,411,856
CSS custom property--colour: #BD63D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#429C2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5081D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BE7290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.3Orchid · ΔE 9.8Violet · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76D063
Analogous#8663D0, #D063AD
Triadic#D0BD63, #63D0BD
Split complementary#ADD063, #63D086
Tetradic#D08663, #76D063, #63ADD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFD9F3
Lighter +20%#DEB1E8
Lighter +10%#CE8ADC
Darker −10%#AC3CC4
Darker −20%#8A2F9E
Darker −30%#682476
Darker −40%#46184F
More saturated +25%#CE4AE9
Less saturated −25%#AC7CB7

Channel breakdown

R189
G99
B208
Red189 (74.1%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue289.54°
Saturation (HSL)53.69%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 63 · B D0

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