Recognised as Colour

#BD8DD7

#BD8DD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD8DD7 is a violet with RGB values 189, 141, 215 and HSL 279°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BD8DD7

RGBrgb(189, 141, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5529, 0.8431

RGB percentages74.1%, 55.3%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(278.9, 48.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 34.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK12.1%, 34.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,422,615

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8DD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 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#9D9D9D

Inverted#427228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#819DDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CA0D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#BB97A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

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

Plum · ΔE 11.9 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 24.1 Violet · ΔE 25.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1 Thistle · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7D78D

Analogous#988DD7, #D78DCC

Triadic#D7BD8D, #8DD7BD

Split complementary#CCD78D, #8DD798

Tetradic#D7988D, #A7D78D, #8DCCD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#E9D9F1

Lighter +10%#D3B3E4

Darker −10%#A767CA

Darker −20%#9142BC

Darker −30%#743596

Darker −40%#572771

More saturated +25%#C37AEA

Less saturated −25%#B7A0C4

Channel breakdown

R189

G141

B215

Red189 (74.1%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue278.92°

Saturation (HSL)48.05%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 8D · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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