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Recognised as Colour

#BD6EF2

  • #BD6EF2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD6EF2 is a violet with RGB values 189, 110, 242 and HSL 276°, 84%, 69%. 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

#BD6EF2#BD6EF2
HEX#BD6EF2
RGBrgb(189, 110, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4314, 0.949
RGB percentages74.1%, 43.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(275.9, 83.5%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 54.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK21.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,414,706
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6EF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#42910D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#458EF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6192EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B685A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 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 text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.8Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Violet · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3F26E
Analogous#7B6EF2, #F26EE5
Triadic#F2BD6E, #6EF2BD
Split complementary#E5F26E, #6EF27B
Tetradic#F27B6E, #A3F26E, #6EE5F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFAFF
Lighter +20%#E8CCFA
Lighter +10%#D29DF6
Darker −10%#A83FEE
Darker −20%#9215E5
Darker −30%#7410B7
Darker −40%#560C88
More saturated +25%#C061FF
Less saturated −25%#B982DE

Channel breakdown

R189
G110
B242
Red189 (74.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue275.91°
Saturation (HSL)83.54%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 6E · B F2

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