Recognised as Colour
#BDA9C4
- #BDA9C4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDA9C4 is a violet with RGB values 189, 169, 196 and HSL 284°, 19%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDA9C4#BDA9C4
HEX#BDA9C4
RGBrgb(189, 169, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.7686
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(284.4, 18.6%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 13.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK3.6%, 13.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,764
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA9C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#42563B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0C4A9
Analogous#B0A9C4, #C4A9BD
Triadic#C4BDA9, #A9C4BD
Split complementary#BDC4A9, #A9C4AF
Tetradic#C4AFA9, #B0C4A9, #A9BDC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G169
B196
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue284.44°
Saturation (HSL)18.62%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B C4
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