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Recognised as Colour

#BD9BEC

  • #BD9BEC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BD9BEC is a violet with RGB values 189, 155, 236 and HSL 265°, 68%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BD9BEC#BD9BEC
HEX#BD9BEC
RGBrgb(189, 155, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6078, 0.9255
RGB percentages74.1%, 60.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(265.2, 68.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.2, 34.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK19.9%, 34.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,220
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#426413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A9EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#90AAEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B5A8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 27.8Violet · ΔE 28Thistle · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAEC9B
Analogous#9BA1EC, #E69BEC
Triadic#ECBD9B, #9BECBD
Split complementary#ECE69B, #A1EC9B
Tetradic#EC9BA1, #CAEC9B, #9BECE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F1FC
Lighter +10%#D9C6F4
Darker −10%#A170E4
Darker −20%#8445DC
Darker −30%#6A26C8
Darker −40%#531E9D
More saturated +25%#BB8CFB
Less saturated −25%#BFAADD

Channel breakdown

R189
G155
B236
Red189 (74.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue265.19°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 9B · B EC

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