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Recognised as Colour

#BDAAEE

  • #BDAAEE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BDAAEE is a violet with RGB values 189, 170, 238 and HSL 257°, 67%, 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

#BDAAEE#BDAAEE
HEX#BDAAEE
RGBrgb(189, 170, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6667, 0.9333
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(256.8, 66.7%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.8, 28.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK20.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,062
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAAEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#425511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB4F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB3ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B4B5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Thistle · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.8Light skyblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBEEAA
Analogous#AAB9EE, #DFAAEE
Triadic#EEBDAA, #AAEEBD
Split complementary#EEDFAA, #B9EEAA
Tetradic#EEAAB9, #DBEEAA, #AAEEDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DED5F7
Darker −10%#9C7FE6
Darker −20%#7B55DD
Darker −30%#5A2AD5
Darker −40%#4822AA
More saturated +25%#B79DFB
Less saturated −25%#C3B7E1

Channel breakdown

R189
G170
B238
Red189 (74.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue256.76°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G AA · B EE

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