Colour

#BD92EE

#BD92EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BD92EE is a violet with RGB values 189, 146, 238 and HSL 268°, 73%, 75%. 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

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HEX#BD92EE

RGBrgb(189, 146, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5725, 0.9333

RGB percentages74.1%, 57.3%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(268, 73%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268, 38.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK20.6%, 38.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,423,918

CSS custom property--colour: #BD92EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#426D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7DA4F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#86A5EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B5A0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Plum · ΔE 19.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.8 Violet · ΔE 22.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3EE92

Analogous#9295EE, #EB92EE

Triadic#EEBD92, #92EEBD

Split complementary#EEEB92, #95EE92

Tetradic#EE9295, #C3EE92, #92EEEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2EAFC

Lighter +10%#D8BEF5

Darker −10%#A266E7

Darker −20%#883AE0

Darker −30%#6E1FC8

Darker −40%#56189C

More saturated +25%#BC82FE

Less saturated −25%#BEA2DE

Channel breakdown

R189

G146

B238

Red189 (74.1%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue268.04°

Saturation (HSL)73.02%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 92 · B EE

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