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Recognised as Colour

#BD09C5

  • #BD09C5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD09C5 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 9, 197 and HSL 297°, 91%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BD09C5#BD09C5
HEX#BD09C5
RGBrgb(189, 9, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0353, 0.7725
RGB percentages74.1%, 3.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(297.4, 91.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 95.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK4.1%, 95.4%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,388,805
CSS custom property--colour: #BD09C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#42F63A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4673C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C23C74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Dark violet · ΔE 19.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 24.7Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8Fuchsia · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#11C509
Analogous#5F09C5, #C5096F
Triadic#C5BD09, #09C5BD
Split complementary#6FC509, #09C55F
Tetradic#C55F09, #11C509, #096FC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F79FFB
Lighter +30%#F36FF8
Lighter +20%#EE3EF6
Lighter +10%#EA0DF4
Darker −10%#8E0794
Darker −20%#5F0563
Darker −30%#310233
Darker −40%#020002
More saturated +25%#C500CE
Less saturated −25%#A523AB

Channel breakdown

R189
G9
B197
Red189 (74.1%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue297.45°
Saturation (HSL)91.26%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 09 · B C5

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