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Colour

#BD6AFA

  • #BD6AFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD6AFA is a violet with RGB values 189, 106, 250 and HSL 275°, 94%, 70%. 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

#BD6AFA#BD6AFA
HEX#BD6AFA
RGBrgb(189, 106, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4157, 0.9804
RGB percentages74.1%, 41.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(274.6, 93.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 57.6%, 98%)
CMYK24.4%, 57.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,413,690
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#429505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#338DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5691F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B485A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Violet · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7FA6A
Analogous#756AFA, #FA6AEF
Triadic#FABD6A, #6AFABD
Split complementary#EFFA6A, #6AFA75
Tetradic#FA756A, #A7FA6A, #6AEFFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFF
Lighter +20%#E9CDFD
Lighter +10%#D39BFC
Darker −10%#A739F8
Darker −20%#9108F6
Darker −30%#7407C4
Darker −40%#570593
More saturated +25%#BE65FF
Less saturated −25%#BA7DE7

Channel breakdown

R189
G106
B250
Red189 (74.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue274.58°
Saturation (HSL)93.51%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 6A · B FA

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