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Recognised as Colour

#BD66E9

  • #BD66E9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD66E9 is a violet with RGB values 189, 102, 233 and HSL 280°, 75%, 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

#BD66E9#BD66E9
HEX#BD66E9
RGBrgb(189, 102, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4, 0.9137
RGB percentages74.1%, 40%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(279.8, 74.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 56.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK18.9%, 56.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,412,649
CSS custom property--colour: #BD66E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#429916

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F87EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F8EE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#B97D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.5Orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19Violet · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92E966
Analogous#7C66E9, #E966D3
Triadic#E9BD66, #66E9BD
Split complementary#D3E966, #66E97C
Tetradic#E97C66, #92E966, #66D3E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7ECFC
Lighter +20%#E3BFF6
Lighter +10%#D093EF
Darker −10%#AA39E3
Darker −20%#911DCC
Darker −30%#71179F
Darker −40%#521073
More saturated +25%#C450FF
Less saturated −25%#B67CD3

Channel breakdown

R189
G102
B233
Red189 (74.1%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue279.85°
Saturation (HSL)74.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 66 · B E9

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