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Recognised as Colour

#BD00AD

  • #BD00AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BD00AD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 0, 173 and HSL 305°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BD00AD#BD00AD
HEX#BD00AD
RGBrgb(189, 0, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.1%, 0%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(305.1, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.1, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 8.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,386,477
CSS custom property--colour: #BD00AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#42FF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5570A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C62965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4Purple · ΔE 22.7Medium violet red · ΔE 26Orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BD10
Analogous#6F00BD, #BD004F
Triadic#ADBD00, #00ADBD
Split complementary#4FBD00, #00BD6E
Tetradic#BD6E00, #00BD10, #004FBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF8AF5
Lighter +30%#FF57F1
Lighter +20%#FF24EC
Lighter +10%#F000DC
Darker −10%#8A007E
Darker −20%#570050
Darker −30%#240021
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BD00AD
Less saturated −25%#A51899

Channel breakdown

R189
G0
B173
Red189 (74.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue305.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 00 · B AD

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