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Recognised as Colour

#BD0298

  • #BD0298
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD0298 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 2, 152 and HSL 312°, 98%, 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

#BD0298#BD0298
HEX#BD0298
RGBrgb(189, 2, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0078, 0.5961
RGB percentages74.1%, 0.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(311.9, 97.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.9, 98.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 98.9%, 19.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,386,968
CSS custom property--colour: #BD0298;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#42FD67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F559Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#606F94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C91458no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.8Dark magenta · ΔE 17.4Purple · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1Orchid · ΔE 27.2Deep pink · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02BD27
Analogous#8502BD, #BD023A
Triadic#98BD02, #0298BD
Split complementary#3ABD02, #02BD84
Tetradic#BD8402, #02BD27, #023BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE8DE8
Lighter +30%#FD5BDD
Lighter +20%#FD28D3
Lighter +10%#EF03C1
Darker −10%#8B016F
Darker −20%#580147
Darker −30%#26001E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BF0099
Less saturated −25%#A51A8A

Channel breakdown

R189
G2
B152
Red189 (74.1%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue311.87°
Saturation (HSL)97.91%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 02 · B 98

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