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Recognised as Colour

#BD2488

  • #BD2488
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD2488 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 36, 136 and HSL 321°, 68%, 44%. 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

#BD2488#BD2488
HEX#BD2488
RGBrgb(189, 36, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1412, 0.5333
RGB percentages74.1%, 14.1%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(320.8, 68%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.8, 81%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 81%, 28%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,395,656
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2488;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#42DB77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C588Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CA1E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 5.9Hot pink · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7Purple · ΔE 24.2Deep pink · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24BD59
Analogous#A524BD, #BD243C
Triadic#88BD24, #2488BD
Split complementary#3BBD24, #24BDA5
Tetradic#BDA624, #24BD59, #243CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2BBDF
Lighter +30%#EA90CB
Lighter +20%#E265B7
Lighter +10%#DA3AA2
Darker −10%#921C69
Darker −20%#67144A
Darker −30%#3C0C2C
Darker −40%#12030D
More saturated +25%#D90891
Less saturated −25%#A1407F

Channel breakdown

R189
G36
B136
Red189 (74.1%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue320.78°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 24 · B 88

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