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Recognised as Colour

#BD1CC6

  • #BD1CC6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD1CC6 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 28, 198 and HSL 297°, 75%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BD1CC6#BD1CC6
HEX#BD1CC6
RGBrgb(189, 28, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1098, 0.7765
RGB percentages74.1%, 11%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(296.8, 75.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.8, 85.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK4.5%, 85.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,393,670
CSS custom property--colour: #BD1CC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#42E339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A75C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C24276no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Dark violet · ΔE 20.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Blue violet · ΔE 25Fuchsia · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25C61C
Analogous#681CC6, #C61C7A
Triadic#C6BD1C, #1CC6BD
Split complementary#7AC61C, #1CC668
Tetradic#C6681C, #25C61C, #1C7AC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B9F5
Lighter +30%#EA8CEF
Lighter +20%#E160E8
Lighter +10%#D933E2
Darker −10%#921699
Darker −20%#680F6D
Darker −30%#3D0940
Darker −40%#120313
More saturated +25%#D600E2
Less saturated −25%#A438AA

Channel breakdown

R189
G28
B198
Red189 (74.1%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue296.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.22%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 1C · B C6

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