Recognised as Colour

#BF82D4

#BF82D4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF82D4 is a violet with RGB values 191, 130, 212 and HSL 285°, 49%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BF82D4

RGBrgb(191, 130, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5098, 0.8314

RGB percentages74.9%, 51%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(284.6, 48.8%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 38.7%, 83.1%)

CMYK9.9%, 38.7%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,550,868

CSS custom property--colour: #BF82D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#407D2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7595D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#859BD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#BF8CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.8 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Medium purple · ΔE 19 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6 Slate blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97D482

Analogous#9682D4, #D482C0

Triadic#D4BF82, #82D4BF

Split complementary#C0D482, #82D496

Tetradic#D49682, #97D482, #82C0D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F4FB

Lighter +20%#E6CEEE

Lighter +10%#D2A8E1

Darker −10%#AC5CC7

Darker −20%#953DB3

Darker −30%#75308D

Darker −40%#552367

More saturated +25%#C96DE9

Less saturated −25%#B597BF

Channel breakdown

R191

G130

B212

Red191 (74.9%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue284.63°

Saturation (HSL)48.81%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 82 · B D4

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