Colour

#BD66FF

#BD66FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD66FF is a violet with RGB values 189, 102, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD66FF

RGBrgb(189, 102, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4, 1

RGB percentages74.1%, 40%, 100%

HSLhsl(274.1, 100%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.1, 60%, 100%)

CMYK25.9%, 60%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,412,671

CSS custom property--colour: #BD66FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#429900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D8CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D90FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B384A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9 Dark violet · ΔE 26.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A8FF66

Analogous#7066FF, #FF66F5

Triadic#FFBD66, #66FFBD

Split complementary#F4FF66, #66FF71

Tetradic#FF7166, #A8FF66, #66F4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9CCFF

Lighter +10%#D399FF

Darker −10%#A733FF

Darker −20%#9100FF

Darker −30%#7400CC

Darker −40%#570099

More saturated +25%#BD66FF

Less saturated −25%#BA79EC

Channel breakdown

R189

G102

B255

Red189 (74.1%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 66 · B FF

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