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Recognised as Colour

#BD05DE

  • #BD05DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BD05DE is a magenta with RGB values 189, 5, 222 and HSL 291°, 96%, 45%. 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

#BD05DE#BD05DE
HEX#BD05DE
RGBrgb(189, 5, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0196, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.1%, 2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(290.9, 95.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 97.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK14.9%, 97.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,387,806
CSS custom property--colour: #BD05DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#42FA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#2975DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original
Tritanopia#BD4A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.1Blue violet · ΔE 17.9Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Fuchsia · ΔE 20.2Magenta · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26DE05
Analogous#5005DE, #DE0593
Triadic#DEBD05, #05DEBD
Split complementary#93DE05, #05DE50
Tetradic#DE5005, #26DE05, #0593DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B2FD
Lighter +30%#E980FC
Lighter +20%#E14EFB
Lighter +10%#D81CFA
Darker −10%#9304AC
Darker −20%#68037A
Darker −30%#3E0248
Darker −40%#130116
More saturated +25%#C000E3
Less saturated −25%#A921C2

Channel breakdown

R189
G5
B222
Red189 (74.1%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue290.88°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 05 · B DE

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