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Recognised as Colour

#BD00DF

  • #BD00DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BD00DF is a magenta with RGB values 189, 0, 223 and HSL 291°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BD00DF#BD00DF
HEX#BD00DF
RGBrgb(189, 0, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0, 0.8745
RGB percentages74.1%, 0%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(290.9, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK15.2%, 100%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,386,527
CSS custom property--colour: #BD00DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#42FF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2575DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BD4A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.1Blue violet · ΔE 17.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Fuchsia · ΔE 20Magenta · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22DF00
Analogous#4D00DF, #DF0092
Triadic#DFBD00, #00DFBD
Split complementary#92DF00, #00DF4E
Tetradic#DF4E00, #22DF00, #0092DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2ACFF
Lighter +30%#EB79FF
Lighter +20%#E346FF
Lighter +10%#DB13FF
Darker −10%#9200AC
Darker −20%#670079
Darker −30%#3B0046
Darker −40%#100013
More saturated +25%#BD00DF
Less saturated −25%#AA1CC3

Channel breakdown

R189
G0
B223
Red189 (74.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue290.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 00 · B DF

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