Recognised as Colour
#BD80D3
- #BD80D3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD80D3 is a violet with RGB values 189, 128, 211 and HSL 284°, 49%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BD80D3#BD80D3
HEX#BD80D3
RGBrgb(189, 128, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.502, 0.8275
RGB percentages74.1%, 50.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(284.1, 48.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 39.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK10.4%, 39.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,419,283
CSS custom property--colour: #BD80D3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#427F2C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96D380
Analogous#9480D3, #D380BF
Triadic#D3BD80, #80D3BD
Split complementary#BFD380, #80D394
Tetradic#D39480, #96D380, #80BFD3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G128
B211
Red189 (74.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue284.1°
Saturation (HSL)48.54%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 80 · B D3
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