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Recognised as Colour

#BD71F2

  • #BD71F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD71F2 is a violet with RGB values 189, 113, 242 and HSL 275°, 83%, 70%. 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

#BD71F2#BD71F2
HEX#BD71F2
RGBrgb(189, 113, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4431, 0.949
RGB percentages74.1%, 44.3%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(275.3, 83.2%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 53.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK21.9%, 53.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,474
CSS custom property--colour: #BD71F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#428E0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A8FF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6494EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#B688A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7Violet · ΔE 19.2Orchid · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6F271
Analogous#7D71F2, #F271E6
Triadic#F2BD71, #71F2BD
Split complementary#E6F271, #71F27D
Tetradic#F27D71, #A6F271, #71E6F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#E8CEFB
Lighter +10%#D3A0F6
Darker −10%#A742EE
Darker −20%#9115E8
Darker −30%#7411B9
Darker −40%#570D8A
More saturated +25%#BF64FF
Less saturated −25%#BA84DF

Channel breakdown

R189
G113
B242
Red189 (74.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue275.35°
Saturation (HSL)83.23%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 71 · B F2

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