Recognised as Colour
#BD8FD7
- #BD8FD7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD8FD7 is a violet with RGB values 189, 143, 215 and HSL 278°, 47%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BD8FD7#BD8FD7
HEX#BD8FD7
RGBrgb(189, 143, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5608, 0.8431
RGB percentages74.1%, 56.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(278.3, 47.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 33.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK12.1%, 33.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,423,127
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8FD7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#427028
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9D78F
Analogous#998FD7, #D78FCD
Triadic#D7BD8F, #8FD7BD
Split complementary#CDD78F, #8FD799
Tetradic#D7998F, #A9D78F, #8FCDD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G143
B215
Red189 (74.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue278.33°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 8F · B D7
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