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Recognised as Colour

#BD02CB

  • #BD02CB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD02CB is a magenta with RGB values 189, 2, 203 and HSL 296°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BD02CB#BD02CB
HEX#BD02CB
RGBrgb(189, 2, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0078, 0.7961
RGB percentages74.1%, 0.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(295.8, 98%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.8, 99%, 79.6%)
CMYK6.9%, 99%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,387,019
CSS custom property--colour: #BD02CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#42FD34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4073C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C13E77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Fuchsia · ΔE 23.7Magenta · ΔE 23.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#10CB02
Analogous#5902CB, #CB0274
Triadic#CBBD02, #02CBBD
Split complementary#74CB02, #02CB59
Tetradic#CB5902, #10CB02, #0274CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F79BFE
Lighter +30%#F368FE
Lighter +20%#EF36FD
Lighter +10%#EB03FD
Darker −10%#8E0298
Darker −20%#5F0166
Darker −30%#300133
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#BF00CD
Less saturated −25%#A71CB1

Channel breakdown

R189
G2
B203
Red189 (74.1%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue295.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 02 · B CB

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