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Colour

#BDA8FF

  • #BDA8FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BDA8FF is a blue with RGB values 189, 168, 255 and HSL 254°, 100%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BDA8FF#BDA8FF
HEX#BDA8FF
RGBrgb(189, 168, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6588, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.5, 100%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 34.1%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 34.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,567
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#425700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AFB7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.2Violet · ΔE 31.3Orchid · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFFA8
Analogous#A8BEFF, #E8A8FF
Triadic#FFBDA8, #A8FFBD
Split complementary#FFE8A8, #BEFFA8
Tetradic#FFA8BE, #EAFFA8, #A8FFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E4DBFF
Darker −10%#9675FF
Darker −20%#7042FF
Darker −30%#490FFF
Darker −40%#3500DB
More saturated +25%#BDA8FF
Less saturated −25%#C3B3F4

Channel breakdown

R189
G168
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G A8 · B FF

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