Colour

#BDA4D4

#BDA4D4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BDA4D4 is a violet with RGB values 189, 164, 212 and HSL 271°, 36%, 74%. 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

#BDA4D4#BDA4D4

HEX#BDA4D4

RGBrgb(189, 164, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6431, 0.8314

RGB percentages74.1%, 64.3%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(271.3, 35.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 22.6%, 83.1%)

CMYK10.8%, 22.6%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,428,500

CSS custom property--colour: #BDA4D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#425B2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CADD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1AED2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BAAAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6 Thistle · ΔE 15.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Lavender · ΔE 27.8 Dark grey · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBD4A4

Analogous#A5A4D4, #D4A4D3

Triadic#D4BDA4, #A4D4BD

Split complementary#D3D4A4, #A4D4A5

Tetradic#D4A5A4, #BBD4A4, #A4D3D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFE9F5

Lighter +10%#D6C7E4

Darker −10%#A481C4

Darker −20%#8B5FB3

Darker −30%#714897

Darker −40%#573775

More saturated +25%#BE93E5

Less saturated −25%#BCB5C3

Channel breakdown

R189

G164

B212

Red189 (74.1%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue271.25°

Saturation (HSL)35.82%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G A4 · B D4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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