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Recognised as Colour

#BD0494

  • #BD0494
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD0494 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 4, 148 and HSL 313°, 96%, 38%. 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

#BD0494#BD0494
HEX#BD0494
RGBrgb(189, 4, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0157, 0.5804
RGB percentages74.1%, 1.6%, 58%
HSLhsl(313.3, 95.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 97.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 97.9%, 21.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,387,476
CSS custom property--colour: #BD0494;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#42FB6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#255497no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original
Deuteranopia#616E90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C90F56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.5Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2Purple · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4Orchid · ΔE 27.3Deep pink · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#04BD2D
Analogous#8A04BD, #BD0438
Triadic#94BD04, #0494BD
Split complementary#38BD04, #04BD8A
Tetradic#BD8904, #04BD2D, #0438BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD90E5
Lighter +30%#FC5ED9
Lighter +20%#FB2CCD
Lighter +10%#EF05BB
Darker −10%#8B036D
Darker −20%#590246
Darker −30%#27011F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C10096
Less saturated −25%#A51C87

Channel breakdown

R189
G4
B148
Red189 (74.1%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue313.3°
Saturation (HSL)95.85%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 04 · B 94

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