Recognised as Colour

#BD72CE

#BD72CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BD72CE is a violet with RGB values 189, 114, 206 and HSL 289°, 48%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD72CE

RGBrgb(189, 114, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4471, 0.8078

RGB percentages74.1%, 44.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(288.9, 48.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 44.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK8.3%, 44.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,415,694

CSS custom property--colour: #BD72CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#428D31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6489D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7991CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BE7E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.5 Violet · ΔE 15.9 Medium purple · ΔE 16.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Plum · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83CE72

Analogous#8F72CE, #CE72B1

Triadic#CEBD72, #72CEBD

Split complementary#B1CE72, #72CE8F

Tetradic#CE8F72, #83CE72, #72B1CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E4F5

Lighter +20%#E0BEE8

Lighter +10%#CF98DB

Darker −10%#AB4CC1

Darker −20%#8E38A2

Darker −30%#6D2B7C

Darker −40%#4C1E56

More saturated +25%#CC5AE6

Less saturated −25%#AE8AB6

Channel breakdown

R189

G114

B206

Red189 (74.1%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue288.91°

Saturation (HSL)48.42%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 72 · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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