Colour

#BD147D

#BD147D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD147D is a magenta with RGB values 189, 20, 125 and HSL 323°, 81%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BD147D

RGBrgb(189, 20, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0784, 0.4902

RGB percentages74.1%, 7.8%, 49%

HSLhsl(322.7, 80.9%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.7, 89.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 89.4%, 33.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,391,549

CSS custom property--colour: #BD147D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#42EB82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A527Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6E7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CC004Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 3.9 Deep pink · ΔE 22.8 Hot pink · ΔE 23.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3 Purple · ΔE 27.5 Orchid · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.9, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#14BD54

Analogous#A914BD, #BD1428

Triadic#7DBD14, #147DBD

Split complementary#29BD14, #14BDA9

Tetradic#BDA914, #14BD54, #1428BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6A7D8

Lighter +30%#F179C4

Lighter +20%#EC4BAF

Lighter +10%#E71D9B

Darker −10%#8F0F5E

Darker −20%#610A40

Darker −30%#330521

Darker −40%#050003

More saturated +25%#D10082

Less saturated −25%#A32E77

Channel breakdown

R189

G20

B125

Red189 (74.1%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue322.72°

Saturation (HSL)80.86%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 14 · B 7D

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