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Recognised as Colour

#BDA9F0

  • #BDA9F0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BDA9F0 is a violet with RGB values 189, 169, 240 and HSL 257°, 70%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BDA9F0#BDA9F0
HEX#BDA9F0
RGBrgb(189, 169, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.9412
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(256.9, 70.3%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 29.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK21.2%, 29.6%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,808
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA9F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#42560F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B4F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB3EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B3B4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Thistle · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Steel blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCF0A9
Analogous#A9B9F0, #E1A9F0
Triadic#F0BDA9, #A9F0BD
Split complementary#F0E1A9, #B9F0A9
Tetradic#F0A9B9, #DCF0A9, #A9F0E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DED4F8
Darker −10%#9C7EE8
Darker −20%#7A52E1
Darker −30%#5927D9
Darker −40%#471EAF
More saturated +25%#B79CFD
Less saturated −25%#C3B6E3

Channel breakdown

R189
G169
B240
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue256.9°
Saturation (HSL)70.3%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B F0

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