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Recognised as Colour

#BD9CF4

  • #BD9CF4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BD9CF4 is a violet with RGB values 189, 156, 244 and HSL 263°, 80%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BD9CF4#BD9CF4
HEX#BD9CF4
RGBrgb(189, 156, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6118, 0.9569
RGB percentages74.1%, 61.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(262.5, 80%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 36.1%, 95.7%)
CMYK22.5%, 36.1%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,484
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9CF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#42630B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87ABF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DABF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B3AABDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 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 text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Violet · ΔE 26.9Orchid · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3F49C
Analogous#9CA7F4, #E99CF4
Triadic#F4BD9C, #9CF4BD
Split complementary#F4E99C, #A7F49C
Tetradic#F49CA7, #D3F49C, #9CF4E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8FE
Lighter +10%#DCCAF9
Darker −10%#9E6EEF
Darker −20%#8040EA
Darker −30%#6319DE
Darker −40%#4E14B0
More saturated +25%#BA91FF
Less saturated −25%#C0AAE6

Channel breakdown

R189
G156
B244
Red189 (74.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 9C · B F4

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