Colour

#BD98EF

#BD98EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD98EF is a violet with RGB values 189, 152, 239 and HSL 266°, 73%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BD98EF#BD98EF

HEX#BD98EF

RGBrgb(189, 152, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5961, 0.9373

RGB percentages74.1%, 59.6%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(265.5, 73.1%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 36.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK20.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,425,455

CSS custom property--colour: #BD98EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#426710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84A8F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CA9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B5A6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.3 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9 Violet · ΔE 25.7 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAEF98

Analogous#989EEF, #E998EF

Triadic#EFBD98, #98EFBD

Split complementary#EFE898, #9EEF98

Tetradic#EF989E, #CAEF98, #98EFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F0FD

Lighter +10%#D9C4F6

Darker −10%#A16CE8

Darker −20%#8440E1

Darker −30%#6A20CE

Darker −40%#5319A2

More saturated +25%#BB89FE

Less saturated −25%#BFA7E0

Channel breakdown

R189

G152

B239

Red189 (74.1%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue265.52°

Saturation (HSL)73.11%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 98 · B EF

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