Recognised as Colour

#BDA5F2

#BDA5F2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BDA5F2 is a violet with RGB values 189, 165, 242 and HSL 259°, 75%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BDA5F2

RGBrgb(189, 165, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6471, 0.949

RGB percentages74.1%, 64.7%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(258.7, 74.8%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.7, 31.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK21.9%, 31.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,428,786

CSS custom property--colour: #BDA5F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#425A0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93B1F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#97B1F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#B3B1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9 Medium purple · ΔE 26 Thistle · ΔE 29.3 Violet · ΔE 32.3 Orchid · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAF2A5

Analogous#A5B4F2, #E4A5F2

Triadic#F2BDA5, #A5F2BD

Split complementary#F2E4A5, #B4F2A5

Tetradic#F2A5B4, #DAF2A5, #A5F2E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#DED2F8

Darker −10%#9C78EC

Darker −20%#7C4CE5

Darker −30%#5B20DE

Darker −40%#491AB1

More saturated +25%#B898FF

Less saturated −25%#C2B2E5

Channel breakdown

R189

G165

B242

Red189 (74.1%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue258.7°

Saturation (HSL)74.76%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G A5 · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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