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Recognised as Colour

#BD0877

  • #BD0877
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD0877 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 8, 119 and HSL 323°, 92%, 39%. 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

#BD0877#BD0877
HEX#BD0877
RGBrgb(189, 8, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0314, 0.4667
RGB percentages74.1%, 3.1%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(323.2, 91.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.2, 95.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 95.8%, 37%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,388,471
CSS custom property--colour: #BD0877;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#42F788

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A4F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6D73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original
Tritanopia#CC0045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 5.3Deep pink · ΔE 21.8Hot pink · ΔE 24.2Dark magenta · ΔE 29.6Purple · ΔE 29.6Pale violetred · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 5.31, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#08BD4E
Analogous#A908BD, #BD081C
Triadic#77BD08, #0877BD
Split complementary#1CBD08, #08BDA9
Tetradic#BDA908, #08BD4E, #081CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB96D4
Lighter +30%#F965C0
Lighter +20%#F635AB
Lighter +10%#EE0A96
Darker −10%#8C0658
Darker −20%#5B0439
Darker −30%#2A021B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C50079
Less saturated −25%#A42171

Channel breakdown

R189
G8
B119
Red189 (74.1%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue323.2°
Saturation (HSL)91.88%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 08 · B 77

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