Colour

#BD00B8

#BD00B8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD00B8 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 0, 184 and HSL 302°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD00B8

RGBrgb(189, 0, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0, 0.7216

RGB percentages74.1%, 0%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(301.6, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 2.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,386,488

CSS custom property--colour: #BD00B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#42FF47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F71B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C4316Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Dark violet · ΔE 24.8 Purple · ΔE 25.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BD05

Analogous#6300BD, #BD005A

Triadic#B8BD00, #00B8BD

Split complementary#5ABD00, #00BD63

Tetradic#BD6300, #00BD05, #005ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8AFC

Lighter +30%#FF57FB

Lighter +20%#FF24F9

Lighter +10%#F000EA

Darker −10%#8A0086

Darker −20%#570055

Darker −30%#240023

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD00B8

Less saturated −25%#A518A2

Channel breakdown

R189

B184

Red189 (74.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue301.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 00 · B B8

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Colour values

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