Colour

#BD8DEF

#BD8DEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BD8DEF is a violet with RGB values 189, 141, 239 and HSL 269°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BD8DEF#BD8DEF

HEX#BD8DEF

RGBrgb(189, 141, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5529, 0.9373

RGB percentages74.1%, 55.3%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(269.4, 75.4%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 41%, 93.7%)

CMYK20.9%, 41%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,422,639

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8DEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#427210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76A0F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#81A2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B59DB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.8 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Violet · ΔE 20.6 Plum · ΔE 22.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFEF8D

Analogous#8D8EEF, #EE8DEF

Triadic#EFBD8D, #8DEFBD

Split complementary#EFEE8D, #8EEF8D

Tetradic#EF8D8E, #BFEF8D, #8DEFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E6FC

Lighter +10%#D7BAF5

Darker −10%#A360E9

Darker −20%#8934E2

Darker −30%#701CC7

Darker −40%#57169A

More saturated +25%#BD7DFF

Less saturated −25%#BD9DDF

Channel breakdown

R189

G141

B239

Red189 (74.1%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue269.39°

Saturation (HSL)75.38%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 8D · B EF

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Colour values

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