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Recognised as Colour

#BD6BCE

  • #BD6BCE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BD6BCE is a violet with RGB values 189, 107, 206 and HSL 290°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BD6BCE#BD6BCE
HEX#BD6BCE
RGBrgb(189, 107, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4196, 0.8078
RGB percentages74.1%, 42%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(289.7, 50.3%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 48.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK8.3%, 48.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,413,902
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6BCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#429431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B85D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#738ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BE7893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.4Violet · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CCE6B
Analogous#8C6BCE, #CE6BAD
Triadic#CEBD6B, #6BCEBD
Split complementary#ADCE6B, #6BCE8C
Tetradic#CE8C6B, #7CCE6B, #6BADCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0DEF4
Lighter +20%#DFB8E7
Lighter +10%#CE91DB
Darker −10%#AC45C1
Darker −20%#8C349F
Darker −30%#6A2878
Darker −40%#481B52
More saturated +25%#CD52E7
Less saturated −25%#AD84B5

Channel breakdown

R189
G107
B206
Red189 (74.1%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue289.7°
Saturation (HSL)50.25%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 6B · B CE

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