Recognised as Colour
#BD93D7
- #BD93D7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD93D7 is a violet with RGB values 189, 147, 215 and HSL 277°, 46%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BD93D7#BD93D7
HEX#BD93D7
RGBrgb(189, 147, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5765, 0.8431
RGB percentages74.1%, 57.6%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(277.1, 45.9%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 31.6%, 84.3%)
CMYK12.1%, 31.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,424,151
CSS custom property--colour: #BD93D7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#426C28
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADD793
Analogous#9B93D7, #D793CF
Triadic#D7BD93, #93D7BD
Split complementary#CFD793, #93D79B
Tetradic#D79B93, #ADD793, #93CFD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G147
B215
Red189 (74.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue277.06°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 93 · B D7
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