Recognised as Colour

#BD9CCE

#BD9CCE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD9CCE is a violet with RGB values 189, 156, 206 and HSL 280°, 34%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BD9CCE

RGBrgb(189, 156, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6118, 0.8078

RGB percentages74.1%, 61.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(279.6, 33.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 24.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK8.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,426,446

CSS custom property--colour: #BD9CCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#426331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A6D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA9CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BCA2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.1 Thistle · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.4 Pink · ΔE 28.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADCE9C

Analogous#A49CCE, #CE9CC6

Triadic#CEBD9C, #9CCEBD

Split complementary#C6CE9C, #9CCEA4

Tetradic#CEA49C, #ADCE9C, #9CC6CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAE0F0

Lighter +10%#D4BEDF

Darker −10%#A67ABD

Darker −20%#9058AC

Darker −30%#74458C

Darker −40%#58346A

More saturated +25%#C38AE1

Less saturated −25%#B7AFBC

Channel breakdown

R189

G156

B206

Red189 (74.1%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue279.6°

Saturation (HSL)33.78%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 9C · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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