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Recognised as Colour

#BD8FFF

  • #BD8FFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BD8FFF is a violet with RGB values 189, 143, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BD8FFF#BD8FFF
HEX#BD8FFF
RGBrgb(189, 143, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5608, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 56.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(264.6, 100%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.6, 43.9%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 43.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,423,167
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#427000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B1A2BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Violet · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4Orchid · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1FF8F
Analogous#8F99FF, #F58FFF
Triadic#FFBD8F, #8FFFBD
Split complementary#FFF58F, #99FF8F
Tetradic#FF8F99, #D1FF8F, #8FFFF5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F5FF
Lighter +10%#DBC2FF
Darker −10%#9F5CFF
Darker −20%#8129FF
Darker −30%#6500F5
Darker −40%#5000C2
More saturated +25%#BD8FFF
Less saturated −25%#C09DF1

Channel breakdown

R189
G143
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 8F · B FF

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