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Recognised as Colour

#BD64EC

  • #BD64EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD64EC is a violet with RGB values 189, 100, 236 and HSL 279°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD64EC#BD64EC
HEX#BD64EC
RGBrgb(189, 100, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3922, 0.9255
RGB percentages74.1%, 39.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(279.3, 78.2%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 57.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK19.9%, 57.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,412,140
CSS custom property--colour: #BD64EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#429B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3887F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B8DE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B87C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.4Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 20.8Violet · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93EC64
Analogous#7964EC, #EC64D7
Triadic#ECBD64, #64ECBD
Split complementary#D7EC64, #64EC79
Tetradic#EC7964, #93EC64, #64D7EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7ECFD
Lighter +20%#E4BFF7
Lighter +10%#D091F2
Darker −10%#AA37E6
Darker −20%#911AD0
Darker −30%#7214A3
Darker −40%#520E76
More saturated +25%#C351FF
Less saturated −25%#B67AD6

Channel breakdown

R189
G100
B236
Red189 (74.1%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue279.26°
Saturation (HSL)78.16%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 64 · B EC

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