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Recognised as Colour

#BD7DFC

  • #BD7DFC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BD7DFC is a violet with RGB values 189, 125, 252 and HSL 270°, 95%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BD7DFC#BD7DFC
HEX#BD7DFC
RGBrgb(189, 125, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4902, 0.9882
RGB percentages74.1%, 49%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(270.2, 95.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 50.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK25%, 50.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,418,556
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#428203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5698FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#699BF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B394B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Violet · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCFC7D
Analogous#7D7DFC, #FC7DFC
Triadic#FCBD7D, #7DFCBD
Split complementary#FCFC7D, #7DFC7E
Tetradic#FC7E7D, #BCFC7D, #7DFCFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0E1FE
Lighter +10%#D6AFFD
Darker −10%#A44BFB
Darker −20%#8A19FA
Darker −30%#7105DB
Darker −40%#5704A9
More saturated +25%#BD7AFF
Less saturated −25%#BD8EEB

Channel breakdown

R189
G125
B252
Red189 (74.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue270.24°
Saturation (HSL)95.49%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 7D · B FC

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