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Recognised as Colour

#BD199C

  • #BD199C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD199C is a magenta with RGB values 189, 25, 156 and HSL 312°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BD199C#BD199C
HEX#BD199C
RGBrgb(189, 25, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.098, 0.6118
RGB percentages74.1%, 9.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(312.1, 76.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.1, 86.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 86.8%, 17.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,392,860
CSS custom property--colour: #BD199C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#42E663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26599Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#617199no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Tritanopia#C8255Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.1Dark magenta · ΔE 16.6Purple · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Orchid · ΔE 24.7Hot pink · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19BD3A
Analogous#8C19BD, #BD194A
Triadic#9CBD19, #199CBD
Split complementary#4ABD19, #19BD8C
Tetradic#BD8C19, #19BD3A, #194ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4AEE6
Lighter +30%#EE81D8
Lighter +20%#E854CA
Lighter +10%#E227BD
Darker −10%#901377
Darker −20%#630D52
Darker −30%#36072C
Darker −40%#090107
More saturated +25%#D600AB
Less saturated −25%#A2348C

Channel breakdown

R189
G25
B156
Red189 (74.1%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue312.07°
Saturation (HSL)76.64%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 19 · B 9C

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