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Recognised as Colour

#BD7AF9

  • #BD7AF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD7AF9 is a violet with RGB values 189, 122, 249 and HSL 272°, 91%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD7AF9#BD7AF9
HEX#BD7AF9
RGBrgb(189, 122, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4784, 0.9765
RGB percentages74.1%, 47.8%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(271.7, 91.4%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.7, 51%, 97.6%)
CMYK24.1%, 51%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,417,785
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7AF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#428506

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5496FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6899F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B491AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Violet · ΔE 19.6Orchid · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6F97A
Analogous#7E7AF9, #F97AF5
Triadic#F9BD7A, #7AF9BD
Split complementary#F5F97A, #7AF97D
Tetradic#F97D7A, #B6F97A, #7AF5F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDDCFD
Lighter +10%#D5ABFB
Darker −10%#A549F7
Darker −20%#8D18F5
Darker −30%#7209D1
Darker −40%#5807A0
More saturated +25%#BD74FF
Less saturated −25%#BC8BE8

Channel breakdown

R189
G122
B249
Red189 (74.1%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue271.65°
Saturation (HSL)91.37%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 7A · B F9

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