Recognised as Colour
#BD91CE
- #BD91CE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD91CE is a violet with RGB values 189, 145, 206 and HSL 283°, 38%, 69%. 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
#BD91CE#BD91CE
HEX#BD91CE
RGBrgb(189, 145, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5686, 0.8078
RGB percentages74.1%, 56.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(283.3, 38.4%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 29.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK8.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,423,630
CSS custom property--colour: #BD91CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#426E31
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2CE91
Analogous#9F91CE, #CE91C1
Triadic#CEBD91, #91CEBD
Split complementary#C1CE91, #91CE9F
Tetradic#CE9F91, #A2CE91, #91C1CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G145
B206
Red189 (74.1%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue283.28°
Saturation (HSL)38.36%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 91 · B CE
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