Recognised as Colour

#BDAAF2

#BDAAF2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BDAAF2 is a violet with RGB values 189, 170, 242 and HSL 256°, 73%, 81%. 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

#BDAAF2#BDAAF2

HEX#BDAAF2

RGBrgb(189, 170, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6667, 0.949

RGB percentages74.1%, 66.7%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(255.8, 73.5%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 29.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK21.9%, 29.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,430,066

CSS custom property--colour: #BDAAF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#42550D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99B5F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CB4F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B3B6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 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 text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1 Thistle · ΔE 26.4 Medium purple · ΔE 29.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5 Steel blue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFF2AA

Analogous#AABBF2, #E1AAF2

Triadic#F2BDAA, #AAF2BD

Split complementary#F2E1AA, #BBF2AA

Tetradic#F2AABB, #DFF2AA, #AAF2E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DFD6F9

Darker −10%#9B7EEB

Darker −20%#7852E4

Darker −30%#5625DE

Darker −40%#441CB4

More saturated +25%#B79EFE

Less saturated −25%#C3B6E6

Channel breakdown

R189

G170

B242

Red189 (74.1%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue255.83°

Saturation (HSL)73.47%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G AA · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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