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Recognised as Colour

#BD1580

  • #BD1580
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD1580 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 21, 128 and HSL 322°, 80%, 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

#BD1580#BD1580
HEX#BD1580
RGBrgb(189, 21, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0824, 0.502
RGB percentages74.1%, 8.2%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(321.8, 80%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 88.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 88.9%, 32.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,391,808
CSS custom property--colour: #BD1580;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#42EA7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#395382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A6F7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB004Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 3.5Deep pink · ΔE 23.2Hot pink · ΔE 23.7Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9Purple · ΔE 26.3Orchid · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.48, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15BD52
Analogous#A615BD, #BD152C
Triadic#80BD15, #1580BD
Split complementary#2CBD15, #15BDA6
Tetradic#BDA615, #15BD52, #152CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5A9DA
Lighter +30%#F07BC6
Lighter +20%#EB4DB2
Lighter +10%#E61F9E
Darker −10%#8F1061
Darker −20%#610B42
Darker −30%#330623
Darker −40%#050104
More saturated +25%#D20086
Less saturated −25%#A32F79

Channel breakdown

R189
G21
B128
Red189 (74.1%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue321.79°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 15 · B 80

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