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Recognised as Colour

#BD06B9

  • #BD06B9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD06B9 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 6, 185 and HSL 301°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BD06B9#BD06B9
HEX#BD06B9
RGBrgb(189, 6, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0235, 0.7255
RGB percentages74.1%, 2.4%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(301.3, 93.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 96.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 96.8%, 2.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,388,025
CSS custom property--colour: #BD06B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#42F946

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F72B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original
Tritanopia#C4336Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.7Purple · ΔE 25.7Blue violet · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#06BD0A
Analogous#6506BD, #BD065E
Triadic#B9BD06, #06B9BD
Split complementary#5DBD06, #06BD66
Tetradic#BD6606, #06BD0A, #065EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC93F9
Lighter +30%#FA62F7
Lighter +20%#F831F4
Lighter +10%#EE08E9
Darker −10%#8C0489
Darker −20%#5A0358
Darker −30%#290128
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C300BF
Less saturated −25%#A51EA2

Channel breakdown

R189
G6
B185
Red189 (74.1%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue301.31°
Saturation (HSL)93.85%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 06 · B B9

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