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Colour

#BD88FF

  • #BD88FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BD88FF is a violet with RGB values 189, 136, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BD88FF#BD88FF
HEX#BD88FF
RGBrgb(189, 136, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5333, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 53.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(266.7, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,421,375
CSS custom property--colour: #BD88FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#427700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B19DB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Violet · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAFF88
Analogous#888EFF, #F988FF
Triadic#FFBD88, #88FFBD
Split complementary#FFF988, #8EFF88
Tetradic#FF888E, #CAFF88, #88FFF9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6EEFF
Lighter +10%#D9BBFF
Darker −10%#A155FF
Darker −20%#8422FF
Darker −30%#6A00EE
Darker −40%#5300BB
More saturated +25%#BD88FF
Less saturated −25%#BF97F0

Channel breakdown

R189
G136
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue266.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 88 · B FF

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