Recognised as Colour

#BD8BED

#BD8BED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BD8BED is a violet with RGB values 189, 139, 237 and HSL 271°, 73%, 74%. 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

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HEX#BD8BED

RGBrgb(189, 139, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5451, 0.9294

RGB percentages74.1%, 54.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(270.6, 73.1%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 41.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK20.3%, 41.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,422,125

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#427412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#749FF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#80A1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B69AB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5 Orchid · ΔE 19.8 Violet · ΔE 20 Plum · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBED8B

Analogous#8C8BED, #ED8BEC

Triadic#EDBD8B, #8BEDBD

Split complementary#ECED8B, #8BED8C

Tetradic#ED8C8B, #BBED8B, #8BECED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFE3FB

Lighter +10%#D6B7F4

Darker −10%#A45FE6

Darker −20%#8B33DF

Darker −30%#711EC1

Darker −40%#571795

More saturated +25%#BD7AFE

Less saturated −25%#BD9CDC

Channel breakdown

R189

G139

B237

Red189 (74.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue270.61°

Saturation (HSL)73.13%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 8B · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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