Colour

#BD95F6

#BD95F6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BD95F6 is a violet with RGB values 189, 149, 246 and HSL 265°, 84%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BD95F6

RGBrgb(189, 149, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5843, 0.9647

RGB percentages74.1%, 58.4%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(264.7, 84.3%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 39.4%, 96.5%)

CMYK23.2%, 39.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,424,694

CSS custom property--colour: #BD95F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#426A09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7DA7FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#85A7F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#B3A5BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.7 Plum · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 23.3 Orchid · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3 Slate blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEF695

Analogous#959DF6, #EE95F6

Triadic#F6BD95, #95F6BD

Split complementary#F6EE95, #9DF695

Tetradic#F6959D, #CEF695, #95F6EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F3FE

Lighter +10%#DAC4FA

Darker −10%#A066F2

Darker −20%#8237EE

Darker −30%#6713DF

Darker −40%#510FB0

More saturated +25%#BB8CFF

Less saturated −25%#C0A3E8

Channel breakdown

R189

G149

B246

Red189 (74.1%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue264.74°

Saturation (HSL)84.35%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 95 · B F6

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Colour values

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