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Colour

#BD80E8

  • #BD80E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BD80E8 is a violet with RGB values 189, 128, 232 and HSL 275°, 69%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BD80E8#BD80E8
HEX#BD80E8
RGBrgb(189, 128, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.502, 0.9098
RGB percentages74.1%, 50.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(275.2, 69.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 44.8%, 91%)
CMYK18.5%, 44.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,419,304
CSS custom property--colour: #BD80E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#427F17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6897ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#789BE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B890A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Orchid · ΔE 16Violet · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABE880
Analogous#8980E8, #E880DF
Triadic#E8BD80, #80E8BD
Split complementary#DFE880, #80E889
Tetradic#E88980, #ABE880, #80DFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAD6F8
Lighter +10%#D3ABF0
Darker −10%#A755E0
Darker −20%#902AD8
Darker −30%#7420AF
Darker −40%#571884
More saturated +25%#C06DFB
Less saturated −25%#BA93D5

Channel breakdown

R189
G128
B232
Red189 (74.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue275.19°
Saturation (HSL)69.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 80 · B E8

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