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Recognised as Colour

#BD1EBD

  • #BD1EBD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD1EBD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 30, 189 and HSL 300°, 73%, 43%. 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

#BD1EBD#BD1EBD
HEX#BD1EBD
RGBrgb(189, 30, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1176, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.1%, 11.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(300, 72.6%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 84.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 84.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,394,173
CSS custom property--colour: #BD1EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#42E142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5174B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C33D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Purple · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1EBD1E
Analogous#6E1EBD, #BD1E6E
Triadic#BDBD1E, #1EBDBD
Split complementary#6EBD1E, #1EBD6E
Tetradic#BD6E1E, #1EBD1E, #1E6EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3B4F3
Lighter +30%#EC88EC
Lighter +20%#E55CE5
Lighter +10%#DE30DE
Darker −10%#911791
Darker −20%#651065
Darker −30%#390939
Darker −40%#0D020D
More saturated +25%#D803D8
Less saturated −25%#A239A2

Channel breakdown

R189
G30
B189
Red189 (74.1%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)72.6%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BD · G 1E · B BD

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