Recognised as Colour
#BD97FD
- #BD97FD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BD97FD is a violet with RGB values 189, 151, 253 and HSL 262°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BD97FD#BD97FD
HEX#BD97FD
RGBrgb(189, 151, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5922, 0.9922
RGB percentages74.1%, 59.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(262.4, 96.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 40.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK25.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,425,213
CSS custom property--colour: #BD97FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#426802
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7FD97
Analogous#97A4FD, #F097FD
Triadic#FDBD97, #97FDBD
Split complementary#FDF097, #A4FD97
Tetradic#FD97A4, #D7FD97, #97FDF0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G151
B253
Red189 (74.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue262.35°
Saturation (HSL)96.23%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 97 · B FD
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