Colour

#BD9FEF

#BD9FEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD9FEF is a violet with RGB values 189, 159, 239 and HSL 263°, 71%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BD9FEF

RGBrgb(189, 159, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6235, 0.9373

RGB percentages74.1%, 62.4%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(262.5, 71.4%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 33.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK20.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,427,247

CSS custom property--colour: #BD9FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#426010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DADF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#92ADEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B4ACBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 23.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6 Violet · ΔE 29.6 Orchid · ΔE 29.6 Thistle · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1EF9F

Analogous#9FA9EF, #E59FEF

Triadic#EFBD9F, #9FEFBD

Split complementary#EFE59F, #A9EF9F

Tetradic#EF9FA9, #D1EF9F, #9FEFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F6FE

Lighter +10%#DBCBF6

Darker −10%#9F73E8

Darker −20%#8148E0

Darker −30%#6523D2

Darker −40%#501CA6

More saturated +25%#BA91FD

Less saturated −25%#C1ADE1

Channel breakdown

R189

G159

B239

Red189 (74.1%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue262.5°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 9F · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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