Recognised as Colour

#BD23AF

#BD23AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#BD23AF is a magenta with RGB values 189, 35, 175 and HSL 305°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#BD23AF

RGBrgb(189, 35, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1373, 0.6863

RGB percentages74.1%, 13.7%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(305.5, 68.8%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 81.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 81.5%, 7.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,395,439

CSS custom property--colour: #BD23AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#42DC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#155FB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B74ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C5386Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 17 Purple · ΔE 20.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.8 Orchid · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#23BD31

Analogous#7E23BD, #BD2362

Triadic#AFBD23, #23AFBD

Split complementary#62BD23, #23BD7E

Tetradic#BD7E23, #23BD31, #2362BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2BAED

Lighter +30%#EA8FE2

Lighter +20%#E264D7

Lighter +10%#DA39CC

Darker −10%#921B87

Darker −20%#67135F

Darker −30%#3C0B37

Darker −40%#110310

More saturated +25%#D907C6

Less saturated −25%#A13F98

Channel breakdown

R189

G35

B175

Red189 (74.1%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue305.45°

Saturation (HSL)68.75%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 23 · B AF

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