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Recognised as Colour

#BD97EB

  • #BD97EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BD97EB is a violet with RGB values 189, 151, 235 and HSL 267°, 68%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BD97EB#BD97EB
HEX#BD97EB
RGBrgb(189, 151, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5922, 0.9216
RGB percentages74.1%, 59.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(267.1, 67.7%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 35.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK19.6%, 35.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,425,195
CSS custom property--colour: #BD97EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 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#426814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA8E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#B6A4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 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

Plum · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 25.8Violet · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5EB97
Analogous#979BEB, #E797EB
Triadic#EBBD97, #97EBBD
Split complementary#EBE797, #9BEB97
Tetradic#EB979B, #C5EB97, #97EBE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3EDFB
Lighter +10%#D8C2F3
Darker −10%#A26CE3
Darker −20%#8741DB
Darker −30%#6D26C3
Darker −40%#551D99
More saturated +25%#BC88FB
Less saturated −25%#BEA7DB

Channel breakdown

R189
G151
B235
Red189 (74.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue267.14°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 97 · B EB

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