Recognised as Colour

#BD83D4

#BD83D4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD83D4 is a violet with RGB values 189, 131, 212 and HSL 283°, 49%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BD83D4

RGBrgb(189, 131, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5137, 0.8314

RGB percentages74.1%, 51.4%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(283, 48.5%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283, 38.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK10.8%, 38.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,420,052

CSS custom property--colour: #BD83D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#427C2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7695D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#849BD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.5 Orchid · ΔE 18.9 Medium purple · ΔE 19 Violet · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.5 Slate blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AD483

Analogous#9483D4, #D483C3

Triadic#D4BD83, #83D4BD

Split complementary#C3D483, #83D494

Tetradic#D49483, #9AD483, #83C3D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F5FB

Lighter +20%#E5CFEE

Lighter +10%#D1A9E1

Darker −10%#A95DC7

Darker −20%#923EB3

Darker −30%#73318D

Darker −40%#542467

More saturated +25%#C66EE9

Less saturated −25%#B498BF

Channel breakdown

R189

G131

B212

Red189 (74.1%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue282.96°

Saturation (HSL)48.5%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 83 · B D4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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