Colour

#BD8AD9

#BD8AD9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD8AD9 is a violet with RGB values 189, 138, 217 and HSL 279°, 51%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BD8AD9

RGBrgb(189, 138, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5412, 0.851

RGB percentages74.1%, 54.1%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(278.7, 51%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 36.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK12.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,421,849

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8AD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#427526

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C9BDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#889FD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BB95A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9 Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Orchid · ΔE 21.8 Violet · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6D98A

Analogous#968AD9, #D98ACD

Triadic#D9BD8A, #8AD9BD

Split complementary#CED98A, #8AD995

Tetradic#D9958A, #A6D98A, #8ACDD9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#E8D7F2

Lighter +10%#D3B0E6

Darker −10%#A764CC

Darker −20%#913EBF

Darker −30%#743298

Darker −40%#572572

More saturated +25%#C377EC

Less saturated −25%#B79DC6

Channel breakdown

R189

G138

B217

Red189 (74.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue278.73°

Saturation (HSL)50.97%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 8A · B D9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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