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Colour

#BD65E9

  • #BD65E9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD65E9 is a violet with RGB values 189, 101, 233 and HSL 280°, 75%, 65%. 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

#BD65E9#BD65E9
HEX#BD65E9
RGBrgb(189, 101, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3961, 0.9137
RGB percentages74.1%, 39.6%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(280, 75%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 56.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK18.9%, 56.7%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,412,393
CSS custom property--colour: #BD65E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 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#429A16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E87EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8EE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B97C9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 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 7.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Orchid · ΔE 19Violet · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91E965
Analogous#7B65E9, #E965D3
Triadic#E9BD65, #65E9BD
Split complementary#D3E965, #65E97B
Tetradic#E97B65, #91E965, #65D3E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EBFC
Lighter +20%#E3BEF6
Lighter +10%#D092EF
Darker −10%#AA38E3
Darker −20%#911DCB
Darker −30%#71179E
Darker −40%#511072
More saturated +25%#C44FFF
Less saturated −25%#B67BD3

Channel breakdown

R189
G101
B233
Red189 (74.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 65 · B E9

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