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Recognised as Colour

#BD82F2

  • #BD82F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BD82F2 is a violet with RGB values 189, 130, 242 and HSL 272°, 81%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BD82F2#BD82F2
HEX#BD82F2
RGBrgb(189, 130, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5098, 0.949
RGB percentages74.1%, 51%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(271.6, 81.2%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 46.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK21.9%, 46.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,419,826
CSS custom property--colour: #BD82F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#427D0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#659AF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#759CEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B595AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.7Violet · ΔE 17.8Orchid · ΔE 17.9Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7F282
Analogous#8582F2, #F282EF
Triadic#F2BD82, #82F2BD
Split complementary#EFF282, #82F285
Tetradic#F28582, #B7F282, #82EFF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEDEFC
Lighter +10%#D5B0F7
Darker −10%#A554ED
Darker −20%#8C26E8
Darker −30%#7215C6
Darker −40%#581098
More saturated +25%#BE75FF
Less saturated −25%#BC93E1

Channel breakdown

R189
G130
B242
Red189 (74.1%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue271.61°
Saturation (HSL)81.16%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 82 · B F2

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