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Recognised as Colour

#BD97CF

  • #BD97CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BD97CF is a violet with RGB values 189, 151, 207 and HSL 281°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BD97CF#BD97CF
HEX#BD97CF
RGBrgb(189, 151, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5922, 0.8118
RGB percentages74.1%, 59.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(280.7, 36.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 27.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK8.7%, 27.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,425,167
CSS custom property--colour: #BD97CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#426830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#BC9EABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 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 text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.1Thistle · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5Pink · ΔE 31.1Rosy brown · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9CF97
Analogous#A197CF, #CF97C5
Triadic#CFBD97, #97CFBD
Split complementary#C5CF97, #97CFA1
Tetradic#CFA197, #A9CF97, #97C5CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9DDEF
Lighter +10%#D3BADF
Darker −10%#A774BF
Darker −20%#9151AF
Darker −30%#74418C
Darker −40%#573169
More saturated +25%#C484E2
Less saturated −25%#B6AABC

Channel breakdown

R189
G151
B207
Red189 (74.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue280.71°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 97 · B CF

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