Colour

#BD0779

#BD0779
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD0779 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 7, 121 and HSL 322°, 93%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BD0779

RGBrgb(189, 7, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0275, 0.4745

RGB percentages74.1%, 2.7%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(322.4, 92.9%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 96.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 96.3%, 36%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,388,217

CSS custom property--colour: #BD0779;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#42F886

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#394F7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6D75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CC0046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 4.4 Deep pink · ΔE 21.9 Hot pink · ΔE 24.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.6 Purple · ΔE 28.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 4.37, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#07BD4B

Analogous#A607BD, #BD071E

Triadic#79BD07, #0779BD

Split complementary#1EBD07, #07BDA6

Tetradic#BDA607, #07BD4B, #071EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FB95D5

Lighter +30%#F964C1

Lighter +20%#F733AE

Lighter +10%#EE0998

Darker −10%#8C055A

Darker −20%#5B033A

Darker −30%#29021B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C4007B

Less saturated −25%#A52073

Channel breakdown

R189

B121

Red189 (74.1%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue322.42°

Saturation (HSL)92.86%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 07 · B 79

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