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Recognised as Colour

#BD65D0

  • #BD65D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BD65D0 is a violet with RGB values 189, 101, 208 and HSL 289°, 53%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BD65D0#BD65D0
HEX#BD65D0
RGBrgb(189, 101, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3961, 0.8157
RGB percentages74.1%, 39.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(289.3, 53.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 51.4%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 51.4%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,412,368
CSS custom property--colour: #BD65D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#429A2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5282D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BE7491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.5Medium orchid · ΔE 10.5Violet · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78D065
Analogous#8865D0, #D065AD
Triadic#D0BD65, #65D0BD
Split complementary#ADD065, #65D088
Tetradic#D08865, #78D065, #65ADD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFDAF4
Lighter +20%#DEB3E8
Lighter +10%#CE8CDC
Darker −10%#AC3EC4
Darker −20%#8B309F
Darker −30%#692478
Darker −40%#471950
More saturated +25%#CD4CE9
Less saturated −25%#AD7EB7

Channel breakdown

R189
G101
B208
Red189 (74.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue289.35°
Saturation (HSL)53.23%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 65 · B D0

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