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Recognised as Colour

#BD0DDB

  • #BD0DDB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BD0DDB is a magenta with RGB values 189, 13, 219 and HSL 291°, 89%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BD0DDB#BD0DDB
HEX#BD0DDB
RGBrgb(189, 13, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.051, 0.8588
RGB percentages74.1%, 5.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(291.3, 88.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 94.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK13.7%, 94.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,389,851
CSS custom property--colour: #BD0DDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 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#414141
Inverted#42F224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F75D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BE4A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 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 12.6Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Fuchsia · ΔE 20.9Magenta · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BDB0D
Analogous#560DDB, #DB0D92
Triadic#DBBD0D, #0DDBBD
Split complementary#92DB0D, #0DDB56
Tetradic#DB560D, #2BDB0D, #0D92DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1B9FB
Lighter +30%#E889F8
Lighter +20%#DE59F5
Lighter +10%#D529F2
Darker −10%#930AAB
Darker −20%#6A077B
Darker −30%#40044B
Darker −40%#17021A
More saturated +25%#C600E8
Less saturated −25%#A82ABE

Channel breakdown

R189
G13
B219
Red189 (74.1%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue291.26°
Saturation (HSL)88.79%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 0D · B DB

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