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Recognised as Colour

#BD83F2

  • #BD83F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BD83F2 is a violet with RGB values 189, 131, 242 and HSL 271°, 81%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BD83F2#BD83F2
HEX#BD83F2
RGBrgb(189, 131, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5137, 0.949
RGB percentages74.1%, 51.4%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(271.4, 81%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 45.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK21.9%, 45.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,420,082
CSS custom property--colour: #BD83F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#427C0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#679AF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#769DEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B595AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.7Violet · ΔE 17.9Orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8F283
Analogous#8583F2, #F283F0
Triadic#F2BD83, #83F2BD
Split complementary#F0F283, #83F285
Tetradic#F28583, #B8F283, #83F0F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEDFFC
Lighter +10%#D6B1F7
Darker −10%#A455ED
Darker −20%#8C27E8
Darker −30%#7215C7
Darker −40%#581099
More saturated +25%#BE76FF
Less saturated −25%#BC94E1

Channel breakdown

R189
G131
B242
Red189 (74.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue271.35°
Saturation (HSL)81.02%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 83 · B F2

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