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Recognised as Colour

#BD6FF4

  • #BD6FF4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD6FF4 is a violet with RGB values 189, 111, 244 and HSL 275°, 86%, 70%. 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

#BD6FF4#BD6FF4
HEX#BD6FF4
RGBrgb(189, 111, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4353, 0.9569
RGB percentages74.1%, 43.5%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(275.2, 85.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 54.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK22.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,414,964
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6FF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#42900B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#458FF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6093F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#B687A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Violet · ΔE 20.5Orchid · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6F46F
Analogous#7B6FF4, #F46FE8
Triadic#F4BD6F, #6FF4BD
Split complementary#E9F46F, #6FF47A
Tetradic#F47A6F, #A6F46F, #6FE9F4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#E8CEFB
Lighter +10%#D39EF8
Darker −10%#A740F0
Darker −20%#9112EB
Darker −30%#740EBC
Darker −40%#570B8C
More saturated +25%#BF64FF
Less saturated −25%#BA82E1

Channel breakdown

R189
G111
B244
Red189 (74.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue275.19°
Saturation (HSL)85.81%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 6F · B F4

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