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Recognised as Colour

#BD77EE

  • #BD77EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BD77EE is a violet with RGB values 189, 119, 238 and HSL 275°, 78%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BD77EE#BD77EE
HEX#BD77EE
RGBrgb(189, 119, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4667, 0.9333
RGB percentages74.1%, 46.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(275.3, 77.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 50%, 93.3%)
CMYK20.6%, 50%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,417,006
CSS custom property--colour: #BD77EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#428811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5892F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C96EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B78BA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 16.7Violet · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8EE77
Analogous#8177EE, #EE77E4
Triadic#EEBD77, #77EEBD
Split complementary#E4EE77, #77EE81
Tetradic#EE8177, #A8EE77, #77E4EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9D2F9
Lighter +10%#D3A4F4
Darker −10%#A74AE8
Darker −20%#911CE3
Darker −30%#7417B5
Darker −40%#571188
More saturated +25%#C066FF
Less saturated −25%#BA8ADB

Channel breakdown

R189
G119
B238
Red189 (74.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue275.29°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 77 · B EE

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