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Recognised as Colour

#BD009A

  • #BD009A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD009A is a magenta with RGB values 189, 0, 154 and HSL 311°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BD009A#BD009A
HEX#BD009A
RGBrgb(189, 0, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0, 0.6039
RGB percentages74.1%, 0%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(311.1, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 18.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,386,458
CSS custom property--colour: #BD009A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#42FF65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C559Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6F96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C91659no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Purple · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 27.3Deep pink · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BD23
Analogous#8200BD, #BD003C
Triadic#9ABD00, #009ABD
Split complementary#3CBD00, #00BD81
Tetradic#BD8100, #00BD23, #003CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF8AE9
Lighter +30%#FF57E0
Lighter +20%#FF24D6
Lighter +10%#F000C4
Darker −10%#8A0070
Darker −20%#570047
Darker −30%#24001D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BD009A
Less saturated −25%#A5188B

Channel breakdown

R189
G0
B154
Red189 (74.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue311.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 00 · B 9A

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