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Recognised as Colour

#BD63E5

  • #BD63E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD63E5 is a violet with RGB values 189, 99, 229 and HSL 282°, 71%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD63E5#BD63E5
HEX#BD63E5
RGBrgb(189, 99, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3882, 0.898
RGB percentages74.1%, 38.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(281.5, 71.4%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 56.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK17.5%, 56.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,411,877
CSS custom property--colour: #BD63E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#429C1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E85E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F8CE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BA799Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6Orchid · ΔE 17.9Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Violet · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BE563
Analogous#7C63E5, #E563CC
Triadic#E5BD63, #63E5BD
Split complementary#CCE563, #63E57C
Tetradic#E57C63, #8BE563, #63CCE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E6FB
Lighter +20%#E2BAF4
Lighter +10%#CF8FEC
Darker −10%#AB37DE
Darker −20%#9020C2
Darker −30%#701996
Darker −40%#4F126A
More saturated +25%#C64CFC
Less saturated −25%#B47ACE

Channel breakdown

R189
G99
B229
Red189 (74.1%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue281.54°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 63 · B E5

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