Recognised as Colour

#BDA0E4

#BDA0E4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BDA0E4 is a violet with RGB values 189, 160, 228 and HSL 266°, 56%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BDA0E4

RGBrgb(189, 160, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6275, 0.8941

RGB percentages74.1%, 62.7%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(265.6, 55.7%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 29.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK17.1%, 29.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,427,492

CSS custom property--colour: #BDA0E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#425F1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92ACE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#98ADE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B7AAB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Thistle · ΔE 25.5 Medium purple · ΔE 28.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.4 Orchid · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7E4A0

Analogous#A0A5E4, #DFA0E4

Triadic#E4BDA0, #A0E4BD

Split complementary#E4DFA0, #A5E4A0

Tetradic#E4A0A5, #C7E4A0, #A0E4DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4EFFB

Lighter +10%#D9C8EF

Darker −10%#A178D9

Darker −20%#8651CD

Darker −30%#6C34B7

Darker −40%#54298F

More saturated +25%#BB91F3

Less saturated −25%#BFAFD5

Channel breakdown

R189

G160

B228

Red189 (74.1%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue265.59°

Saturation (HSL)55.74%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G A0 · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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