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Recognised as Colour

#BD70E6

  • #BD70E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD70E6 is a violet with RGB values 189, 112, 230 and HSL 279°, 70%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD70E6#BD70E6
HEX#BD70E6
RGBrgb(189, 112, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4392, 0.902
RGB percentages74.1%, 43.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(279.2, 70.2%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 51.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK17.8%, 51.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,206
CSS custom property--colour: #BD70E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#428F19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#538CEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B92E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B983A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Orchid · ΔE 14.7Violet · ΔE 16Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99E670
Analogous#8270E6, #E670D4
Triadic#E6BD70, #70E6BD
Split complementary#D4E670, #70E682
Tetradic#E68270, #99E670, #70D4E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F2FD
Lighter +20%#E5C7F5
Lighter +10%#D19BEE
Darker −10%#A945DE
Darker −20%#9224CC
Darker −30%#731CA1
Darker −40%#541575
More saturated +25%#C35BFB
Less saturated −25%#B785D1

Channel breakdown

R189
G112
B230
Red189 (74.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue279.15°
Saturation (HSL)70.24%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 70 · B E6

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