Recognised as Colour

#BD82CD

#BD82CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD82CD is a violet with RGB values 189, 130, 205 and HSL 287°, 43%, 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

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HEX#BD82CD

RGBrgb(189, 130, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5098, 0.8039

RGB percentages74.1%, 51%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(287.2, 42.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 36.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK7.8%, 36.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,419,789

CSS custom property--colour: #BD82CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31192WCAG 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 7.24:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#427D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7894D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#869ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#BE8B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.6 Orchid · ΔE 20.2 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 23 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#92CD82

Analogous#9882CD, #CD82B7

Triadic#CDBD82, #82CDBD

Split complementary#B7CD82, #82CD98

Tetradic#CD9882, #92CD82, #82B7CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EFF9

Lighter +20%#E3CBEA

Lighter +10%#D0A6DC

Darker −10%#AA5EBE

Darker −20%#9143A6

Darker −30%#713482

Darker −40%#52255E

More saturated +25%#CA6CE3

Less saturated −25%#B098B7

Channel breakdown

R189

G130

B205

Red189 (74.1%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue287.2°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 82 · B CD

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Colour values

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