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Recognised as Colour

#BD70F9

  • #BD70F9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD70F9 is a violet with RGB values 189, 112, 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

#BD70F9#BD70F9
HEX#BD70F9
RGBrgb(189, 112, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4392, 0.9765
RGB percentages74.1%, 43.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(273.7, 91.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 55%, 97.6%)
CMYK24.1%, 55%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,225
CSS custom property--colour: #BD70F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#428F06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4290FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D94F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#B489AAno 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 text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 20Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8Violet · ΔE 22Orchid · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACF970
Analogous#7970F9, #F970F1
Triadic#F9BD70, #70F9BD
Split complementary#F1F970, #70F979
Tetradic#F97870, #ACF970, #70F1F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAD2FD
Lighter +10%#D4A1FB
Darker −10%#A63FF7
Darker −20%#900EF5
Darker −30%#7408C8
Darker −40%#570697
More saturated +25%#BE6AFF
Less saturated −25%#BB83E6

Channel breakdown

R189
G112
B249
Red189 (74.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue273.72°
Saturation (HSL)91.95%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 70 · B F9

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