Colour

#BD178B

#BD178B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD178B is a magenta with RGB values 189, 23, 139 and HSL 318°, 78%, 42%. 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

#BD178B#BD178B

HEX#BD178B

RGBrgb(189, 23, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0902, 0.5451

RGB percentages74.1%, 9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(318.1, 78.3%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 87.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 87.8%, 26.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,392,331

CSS custom property--colour: #BD178B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#42E874

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#33558Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#677088no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CA1253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 6.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4 Purple · ΔE 22.7 Hot pink · ΔE 25.2 Deep pink · ΔE 25.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17BD49

Analogous#9C17BD, #BD1738

Triadic#8BBD17, #178BBD

Split complementary#38BD17, #17BD9C

Tetradic#BD9C17, #17BD49, #1738BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5ABDF

Lighter +30%#EF7ECD

Lighter +20%#EA50BC

Lighter +10%#E423AA

Darker −10%#90116A

Darker −20%#620C48

Darker −30%#350627

Darker −40%#070105

More saturated +25%#D40094

Less saturated −25%#A33280

Channel breakdown

R189

G23

B139

Red189 (74.1%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue318.07°

Saturation (HSL)78.3%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 17 · B 8B

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