Colour

#BD74FF

#BD74FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD74FF is a violet with RGB values 189, 116, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD74FF

RGBrgb(189, 116, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4549, 1

RGB percentages74.1%, 45.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(271.5, 100%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 54.5%, 100%)

CMYK25.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,416,255

CSS custom property--colour: #BD74FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#428B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4394FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D97FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B28EAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6 Medium purple · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9 Violet · ΔE 23.1 Orchid · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6FF74

Analogous#7774FF, #FF74FC

Triadic#FFBD74, #74FFBD

Split complementary#FBFF74, #74FF78

Tetradic#FF7874, #B6FF74, #74FCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDDAFF

Lighter +10%#D5A7FF

Darker −10%#A541FF

Darker −20%#8D0EFF

Darker −30%#7200DA

Darker −40%#5800A7

More saturated +25%#BD74FF

Less saturated −25%#BC85EE

Channel breakdown

R189

G116

B255

Red189 (74.1%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue271.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 74 · B FF

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