Recognised as Colour

#BD95EB

#BD95EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD95EB is a violet with RGB values 189, 149, 235 and HSL 268°, 68%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BD95EB

RGBrgb(189, 149, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5843, 0.9216

RGB percentages74.1%, 58.4%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(267.9, 68.3%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 36.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK19.6%, 36.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,424,683

CSS custom property--colour: #BD95EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#426A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82A5EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BA7E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B6A2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7 Medium purple · ΔE 18.8 Orchid · ΔE 24.7 Violet · ΔE 24.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3EB95

Analogous#9598EB, #E895EB

Triadic#EBBD95, #95EBBD

Split complementary#EBE895, #98EB95

Tetradic#EB9598, #C3EB95, #95EBE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2EBFB

Lighter +10%#D8C0F3

Darker −10%#A26AE3

Darker −20%#883FDB

Darker −30%#6E25C2

Darker −40%#561D97

More saturated +25%#BC85FB

Less saturated −25%#BEA5DB

Channel breakdown

R189

G149

B235

Red189 (74.1%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue267.91°

Saturation (HSL)68.25%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 95 · B EB

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Colour values

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