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Colour

#BD9DEE

  • #BD9DEE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BD9DEE is a violet with RGB values 189, 157, 238 and HSL 264°, 70%, 77%. 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

#BD9DEE#BD9DEE
HEX#BD9DEE
RGBrgb(189, 157, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6157, 0.9333
RGB percentages74.1%, 61.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(263.7, 70.4%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 34%, 93.3%)
CMYK20.6%, 34%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,734
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9DEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#426211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BABF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#91ABECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5AABBno 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 text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Orchid · ΔE 28.6Violet · ΔE 28.7Thistle · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEEE9D
Analogous#9DA6EE, #E69DEE
Triadic#EEBD9D, #9DEEBD
Split complementary#EEE59D, #A6EE9D
Tetradic#EE9DA6, #CEEE9D, #9DEEE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F4FD
Lighter +10%#DAC8F6
Darker −10%#A072E6
Darker −20%#8246DF
Darker −30%#6724CE
Darker −40%#511CA3
More saturated +25%#BA8FFC
Less saturated −25%#C0ABE0

Channel breakdown

R189
G157
B238
Red189 (74.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue263.7°
Saturation (HSL)70.43%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 9D · B EE

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