Colour

#BD9AFD

#BD9AFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BD9AFD is a violet with RGB values 189, 154, 253 and HSL 261°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BD9AFD

RGBrgb(189, 154, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6039, 0.9922

RGB percentages74.1%, 60.4%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(261.2, 96.1%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 39.1%, 99.2%)

CMYK25.3%, 39.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,425,981

CSS custom property--colour: #BD9AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1

Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#426502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80ABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#87ABFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B1ABC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.7 Plum · ΔE 22.9 Violet · ΔE 24.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAFD9A

Analogous#9AA8FD, #EF9AFD

Triadic#FDBD9A, #9AFDBD

Split complementary#FDEF9A, #A8FD9A

Tetradic#FD9AA9, #DAFD9A, #9AFDEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#DECCFE

Darker −10%#9C68FC

Darker −20%#7C36FB

Darker −30%#5B05F9

Darker −40%#4904C7

More saturated +25%#BC98FF

Less saturated −25%#C1A7F0

Channel breakdown

R189

G154

B253

Red189 (74.1%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue261.21°

Saturation (HSL)96.12%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 9A · B FD

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Colour values

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