Recognised as Colour

#BD9BE7

#BD9BE7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD9BE7 is a violet with RGB values 189, 155, 231 and HSL 267°, 61%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BD9BE7

RGBrgb(189, 155, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6078, 0.9059

RGB percentages74.1%, 60.8%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(266.8, 61.3%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 32.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK18.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,426,215

CSS custom property--colour: #BD9BE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.7 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#A8A8A8

Inverted#426418

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BA9EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#92AAE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B7A6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

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

Plum · ΔE 13.4 Medium purple · ΔE 23.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9 Orchid · ΔE 28.8 Violet · ΔE 29.3 Thistle · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5E79B

Analogous#9B9FE7, #E39BE7

Triadic#E7BD9B, #9BE7BD

Split complementary#E7E39B, #9FE79B

Tetradic#E79B9F, #C5E79B, #9BE7E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3EDFB

Lighter +10%#D8C4F1

Darker −10%#A272DD

Darker −20%#8749D3

Darker −30%#6D2DBC

Darker −40%#552393

More saturated +25%#BB8BF6

Less saturated −25%#BFABD8

Channel breakdown

R189

G155

B231

Red189 (74.1%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue266.84°

Saturation (HSL)61.29%

Lightness75.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 9B · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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