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Recognised as Colour

#BD6AFF

  • #BD6AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD6AFF is a violet with RGB values 189, 106, 255 and HSL 273°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD6AFF#BD6AFF
HEX#BD6AFF
RGBrgb(189, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(273.4, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.4, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,413,695
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#429500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5192FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B387ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Violet · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACFF6A
Analogous#736AFF, #FF6AF6
Triadic#FFBD6A, #6AFFBD
Split complementary#F6FF6A, #6AFF73
Tetradic#FF736A, #ACFF6A, #6AF6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAD0FF
Lighter +10%#D49DFF
Darker −10%#A637FF
Darker −20%#9004FF
Darker −30%#7400D0
Darker −40%#57009D
More saturated +25%#BD6AFF
Less saturated −25%#BB7DEC

Channel breakdown

R189
G106
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue273.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 6A · B FF

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