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Recognised as Colour

#BD7EF7

  • #BD7EF7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BD7EF7 is a violet with RGB values 189, 126, 247 and HSL 271°, 88%, 73%. 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

#BD7EF7#BD7EF7
HEX#BD7EF7
RGBrgb(189, 126, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4941, 0.9686
RGB percentages74.1%, 49.4%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(271.2, 88.3%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 49%, 96.9%)
CMYK23.5%, 49%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,418,807
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7EF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#428108

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C98FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9BF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B493AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 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 text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Violet · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Orchid · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8F77E
Analogous#817EF7, #F77EF4
Triadic#F7BD7E, #7EF7BD
Split complementary#F4F77E, #7EF781
Tetradic#F7817E, #B8F77E, #7EF4F7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEDEFD
Lighter +10%#D6AEFA
Darker −10%#A44EF4
Darker −20%#8C1EF1
Darker −30%#720DCF
Darker −40%#580A9F
More saturated +25%#BD76FF
Less saturated −25%#BC8FE6

Channel breakdown

R189
G126
B247
Red189 (74.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue271.24°
Saturation (HSL)88.32%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 7E · B F7

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