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Recognised as Colour

#BD72E0

  • #BD72E0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BD72E0 is a violet with RGB values 189, 114, 224 and HSL 281°, 64%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BD72E0#BD72E0
HEX#BD72E0
RGBrgb(189, 114, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4471, 0.8784
RGB percentages74.1%, 44.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(280.9, 64%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 49.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK15.6%, 49.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,712
CSS custom property--colour: #BD72E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#428D1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A8DE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7093DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BA839Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Violet · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95E072
Analogous#8672E0, #E072CC
Triadic#E0BD72, #72E0BD
Split complementary#CCE072, #72E086
Tetradic#E08672, #95E072, #72CCE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8EFFC
Lighter +20%#E4C6F2
Lighter +10%#D19CE9
Darker −10%#A948D7
Darker −20%#912BC1
Darker −30%#722198
Darker −40%#53186E
More saturated +25%#C55CF5
Less saturated −25%#B587CB

Channel breakdown

R189
G114
B224
Red189 (74.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue280.91°
Saturation (HSL)63.95%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 72 · B E0

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