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Recognised as Colour

#BD1293

  • #BD1293
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD1293 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 18, 147 and HSL 315°, 83%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BD1293#BD1293
HEX#BD1293
RGBrgb(189, 18, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0706, 0.5765
RGB percentages74.1%, 7.1%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(314.7, 82.6%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.7, 90.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 90.5%, 22.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,391,059
CSS custom property--colour: #BD1293;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#42ED6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B5696no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#636F90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C91757no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11Dark magenta · ΔE 18.5Purple · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 26.3Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5Deep pink · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#12BD3C
Analogous#9112BD, #BD123E
Triadic#93BD12, #1293BD
Split complementary#3DBD12, #12BD91
Tetradic#BD9212, #12BD3C, #123EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6A5E2
Lighter +30%#F276D4
Lighter +20%#EE47C5
Lighter +10%#E919B6
Darker −10%#8E0E6F
Darker −20%#60094B
Darker −30%#310526
Darker −40%#030002
More saturated +25%#CF009C
Less saturated −25%#A32C86

Channel breakdown

R189
G18
B147
Red189 (74.1%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue314.74°
Saturation (HSL)82.61%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 12 · B 93

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