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Recognised as Colour

#BD7CF1

  • #BD7CF1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BD7CF1 is a violet with RGB values 189, 124, 241 and HSL 273°, 81%, 72%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#BD7CF1#BD7CF1
HEX#BD7CF1
RGBrgb(189, 124, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4863, 0.9451
RGB percentages74.1%, 48.6%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(273.3, 80.7%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 48.5%, 94.5%)
CMYK21.6%, 48.5%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,418,289
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7CF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 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#929292
Inverted#42830E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D96F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F99EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#B690ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 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 purple · ΔE 12.6Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Violet · ΔE 17.3Orchid · ΔE 17.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0F17C
Analogous#827CF1, #F17CEB
Triadic#F1BD7C, #7CF1BD
Split complementary#EBF17C, #7CF182
Tetradic#F1827C, #B0F17C, #7CEBF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBD8FB
Lighter +10%#D4AAF6
Darker −10%#A64EEC
Darker −20%#8F20E7
Darker −30%#7414C0
Darker −40%#581091
More saturated +25%#BF6EFF
Less saturated −25%#BB8EDF

Channel breakdown

R189
G124
B241
Red189 (74.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue273.33°
Saturation (HSL)80.69%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 7C · B F1

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