Recognised as Colour
#BD89EC
- #BD89EC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BD89EC is a violet with RGB values 189, 137, 236 and HSL 272°, 72%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BD89EC#BD89EC
HEX#BD89EC
RGBrgb(189, 137, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5373, 0.9255
RGB percentages74.1%, 53.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(271.5, 72.3%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 41.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK19.9%, 41.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,421,612
CSS custom property--colour: #BD89EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#427613
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8EC89
Analogous#8C89EC, #EC89EA
Triadic#ECBD89, #89ECBD
Split complementary#EAEC89, #89EC8C
Tetradic#EC8B89, #B8EC89, #89EAEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G137
B236
Red189 (74.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue271.52°
Saturation (HSL)72.26%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 89 · B EC
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