Recognised as Colour
#BD88D5
- #BD88D5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD88D5 is a violet with RGB values 189, 136, 213 and HSL 281°, 48%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BD88D5#BD88D5
HEX#BD88D5
RGBrgb(189, 136, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5333, 0.8353
RGB percentages74.1%, 53.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(281.3, 47.8%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 36.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK11.3%, 36.2%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,421,333
CSS custom property--colour: #BD88D5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#42772A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0D588
Analogous#9788D5, #D588C7
Triadic#D5BD88, #88D5BD
Split complementary#C7D588, #88D597
Tetradic#D59788, #A0D588, #88C7D5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G136
B213
Red189 (74.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue281.3°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 88 · B D5
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