Recognised as Colour
#BDABCC
- #BDABCC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDABCC is a violet with RGB values 189, 171, 204 and HSL 273°, 24%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDABCC#BDABCC
HEX#BDABCC
RGBrgb(189, 171, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6706, 0.8
RGB percentages74.1%, 67.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(272.7, 24.4%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 16.2%, 80%)
CMYK7.4%, 16.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,284
CSS custom property--colour: #BDABCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#425433
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BACCAB
Analogous#ADABCC, #CCABCB
Triadic#CCBDAB, #ABCCBD
Split complementary#CBCCAB, #ABCCAD
Tetradic#CCADAB, #BACCAB, #ABCBCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G171
B204
Red189 (74.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)24.44%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G AB · B CC
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