Recognised as Colour

#BD6FF9

#BD6FF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD6FF9 is a violet with RGB values 189, 111, 249 and HSL 274°, 92%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD6FF9

RGBrgb(189, 111, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4353, 0.9765

RGB percentages74.1%, 43.5%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(273.9, 92%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 55.4%, 97.6%)

CMYK24.1%, 55.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,414,969

CSS custom property--colour: #BD6FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#429006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4090FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C94F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B488AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Orchid · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ABF96F

Analogous#786FF9, #F96FF0

Triadic#F9BD6F, #6FF9BD

Split complementary#F0F96F, #6FF978

Tetradic#F9786F, #ABF96F, #6FF0F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAD1FD

Lighter +10%#D3A0FB

Darker −10%#A73EF7

Darker −20%#900DF5

Darker −30%#7408C7

Darker −40%#570696

More saturated +25%#BE69FF

Less saturated −25%#BB82E6

Channel breakdown

R189

G111

B249

Red189 (74.1%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue273.91°

Saturation (HSL)92%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 6F · B F9

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