Recognised as Colour

#BD84E4

#BD84E4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BD84E4 is a violet with RGB values 189, 132, 228 and HSL 276°, 64%, 71%. 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

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HEX#BD84E4

RGBrgb(189, 132, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5176, 0.8941

RGB percentages74.1%, 51.8%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(275.6, 64%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 42.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK17.1%, 42.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,420,324

CSS custom property--colour: #BD84E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#427B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7099E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E9CE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B992A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5 Orchid · ΔE 17.1 Violet · ΔE 18.3 Plum · ΔE 21.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4 Slate blue · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABE484

Analogous#8D84E4, #E484DB

Triadic#E4BD84, #84E4BD

Split complementary#DBE484, #84E48D

Tetradic#E48D84, #ABE484, #84DBE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAD8F6

Lighter +10%#D3AEED

Darker −10%#A75ADB

Darker −20%#9030D2

Darker −30%#7425AA

Darker −40%#571C80

More saturated +25%#C171F7

Less saturated −25%#B997D1

Channel breakdown

R189

G132

B228

Red189 (74.1%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue275.63°

Saturation (HSL)64%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 84 · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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