Recognised as Colour

#BD70E7

#BD70E7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD70E7 is a violet with RGB values 189, 112, 231 and HSL 279°, 71%, 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

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HEX#BD70E7

RGBrgb(189, 112, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4392, 0.9059

RGB percentages74.1%, 43.9%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(278.8, 71.3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 51.5%, 90.6%)

CMYK18.2%, 51.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,415,207

CSS custom property--colour: #BD70E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#428F18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#528DEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A92E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B984A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7 Medium purple · ΔE 14.8 Orchid · ΔE 15.1 Violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AE770

Analogous#8270E7, #E770D5

Triadic#E7BD70, #70E7BD

Split complementary#D5E770, #70E782

Tetradic#E78270, #9AE770, #70D5E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F3FD

Lighter +20%#E5C7F6

Lighter +10%#D19CEE

Darker −10%#A944E0

Darker −20%#9223CE

Darker −30%#731BA3

Darker −40%#541477

More saturated +25%#C35BFC

Less saturated −25%#B785D2

Channel breakdown

R189

G112

B231

Red189 (74.1%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue278.82°

Saturation (HSL)71.26%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 70 · B E7

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