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Recognised as Colour

#BD1790

  • #BD1790
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD1790 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 23, 144 and HSL 316°, 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

#BD1790#BD1790
HEX#BD1790
RGBrgb(189, 23, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0902, 0.5647
RGB percentages74.1%, 9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(316.3, 78.3%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.3, 87.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 87.8%, 23.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,392,336
CSS custom property--colour: #BD1790;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#42E86F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#305693no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#65708Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CA1856no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.1Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 21.4Orchid · ΔE 26.3Hot pink · ΔE 26.4Deep pink · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#17BD44
Analogous#9717BD, #BD173D
Triadic#90BD17, #1790BD
Split complementary#3DBD17, #17BD97
Tetradic#BD9717, #17BD44, #173DBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5ABE1
Lighter +30%#EF7ED0
Lighter +20%#EA50C0
Lighter +10%#E423B0
Darker −10%#90116D
Darker −20%#620C4B
Darker −30%#350628
Darker −40%#070105
More saturated +25%#D4009B
Less saturated −25%#A33284

Channel breakdown

R189
G23
B144
Red189 (74.1%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue316.27°
Saturation (HSL)78.3%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 17 · B 90

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