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Colour

#BD69FF

  • #BD69FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD69FF is a violet with RGB values 189, 105, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD69FF#BD69FF
HEX#BD69FF
RGBrgb(189, 105, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4118, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 41.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(273.6, 100%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 58.8%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 58.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,413,439
CSS custom property--colour: #BD69FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#429600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#288EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5091FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B386AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Violet · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABFF69
Analogous#7269FF, #FF69F6
Triadic#FFBD69, #69FFBD
Split complementary#F6FF69, #69FF72
Tetradic#FF7269, #ABFF69, #69F6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EACFFF
Lighter +10%#D39CFF
Darker −10%#A736FF
Darker −20%#9003FF
Darker −30%#7400CF
Darker −40%#57009C
More saturated +25%#BD69FF
Less saturated −25%#BB7CEC

Channel breakdown

R189
G105
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue273.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 69 · B FF

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