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Recognised as Colour

#BD1BA8

  • #BD1BA8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BD1BA8 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 27, 168 and HSL 308°, 75%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BD1BA8#BD1BA8
HEX#BD1BA8
RGBrgb(189, 27, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1059, 0.6588
RGB percentages74.1%, 10.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(307.8, 75%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 85.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 85.7%, 11.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,393,384
CSS custom property--colour: #BD1BA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#42E457

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#175BABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C72A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C72F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 20.1Medium violet red · ΔE 21.2Orchid · ΔE 24.7Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1BBD30
Analogous#811BBD, #BD1B57
Triadic#A8BD1B, #1BA8BD
Split complementary#57BD1B, #1BBD81
Tetradic#BD811B, #1BBD30, #1B57BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4B0EB
Lighter +30%#ED84E0
Lighter +20%#E757D4
Lighter +10%#E12AC9
Darker −10%#901580
Darker −20%#640E59
Darker −30%#370831
Darker −40%#0A0209
More saturated +25%#D800BC
Less saturated −25%#A23694

Channel breakdown

R189
G27
B168
Red189 (74.1%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue307.78°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 1B · B A8

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