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Colour

#BD77FB

  • #BD77FB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD77FB is a violet with RGB values 189, 119, 251 and HSL 272°, 94%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD77FB#BD77FB
HEX#BD77FB
RGBrgb(189, 119, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4667, 0.9843
RGB percentages74.1%, 46.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(271.8, 94.3%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.8, 52.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK24.7%, 52.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,417,019
CSS custom property--colour: #BD77FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#428804

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D95FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#6398F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B38FAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Violet · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5FB77
Analogous#7B77FB, #FB77F7
Triadic#FBBD77, #77FBBD
Split complementary#F7FB77, #77FB7B
Tetradic#FB7B77, #B5FB77, #77F7FB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDDAFE
Lighter +10%#D5A9FC
Darker −10%#A545FA
Darker −20%#8D14F8
Darker −30%#7306D3
Darker −40%#5805A1
More saturated +25%#BD73FF
Less saturated −25%#BC89E9

Channel breakdown

R189
G119
B251
Red189 (74.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue271.82°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 77 · B FB

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