Recognised as Colour

#BD77D0

#BD77D0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BD77D0 is a violet with RGB values 189, 119, 208 and HSL 287°, 49%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD77D0

RGBrgb(189, 119, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4667, 0.8157

RGB percentages74.1%, 46.7%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(287.2, 48.6%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 42.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK9.1%, 42.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,416,976

CSS custom property--colour: #BD77D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#42882F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#698DD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C94CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BE829Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.4 Medium purple · ΔE 16.9 Violet · ΔE 17.1 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 22 Slate blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AD077

Analogous#9177D0, #D077B6

Triadic#D0BD77, #77D0BD

Split complementary#B6D077, #77D090

Tetradic#D09077, #8AD077, #77B6D0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E9F7

Lighter +20%#E2C3EA

Lighter +10%#CF9DDD

Darker −10%#AB51C3

Darker −20%#903AA7

Darker −30%#6F2D81

Darker −40%#4F205B

More saturated +25%#CA60E7

Less saturated −25%#B08EB9

Channel breakdown

R189

G119

B208

Red189 (74.1%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue287.19°

Saturation (HSL)48.63%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 77 · B D0

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