Recognised as Colour

#BD12B7

#BD12B7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD12B7 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 18, 183 and HSL 302°, 83%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD12B7

RGBrgb(189, 18, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0706, 0.7176

RGB percentages74.1%, 7.1%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(302.1, 82.6%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.1, 90.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 90.5%, 3.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,391,095

CSS custom property--colour: #BD12B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#42ED48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5272B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C4356Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.2 Purple · ΔE 24.2 Dark violet · ΔE 26.3 Orchid · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12BD18

Analogous#6E12BD, #BD1261

Triadic#B7BD12, #12B7BD

Split complementary#61BD12, #12BD6E

Tetradic#BD6E12, #12BD18, #1261BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6A5F4

Lighter +30%#F276EE

Lighter +20%#EE47E8

Lighter +10%#E919E2

Darker −10%#8E0E8A

Darker −20%#60095D

Darker −30%#310530

Darker −40%#030003

More saturated +25%#CF00C8

Less saturated −25%#A32C9F

Channel breakdown

R189

G18

B183

Red189 (74.1%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue302.11°

Saturation (HSL)82.61%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 12 · B B7

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