Colour
#BDA2C8
- #BDA2C8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDA2C8 is a violet with RGB values 189, 162, 200 and HSL 283°, 26%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDA2C8#BDA2C8
HEX#BDA2C8
RGBrgb(189, 162, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6353, 0.7843
RGB percentages74.1%, 63.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(282.6, 25.7%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 19%, 78.4%)
CMYK5.5%, 19%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,976
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA2C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#425D37
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADC8A2
Analogous#AAA2C8, #C8A2C0
Triadic#C8BDA2, #A2C8BD
Split complementary#C0C8A2, #A2C8AA
Tetradic#C8AAA2, #ADC8A2, #A2C0C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G162
B200
Red189 (74.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue282.63°
Saturation (HSL)25.68%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G A2 · B C8
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