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Recognised as Colour

#BD269D

  • #BD269D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD269D is a magenta with RGB values 189, 38, 157 and HSL 313°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BD269D#BD269D
HEX#BD269D
RGBrgb(189, 38, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.149, 0.6157
RGB percentages74.1%, 14.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(312.7, 66.5%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.7, 79.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.9%, 16.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,396,189
CSS custom property--colour: #BD269D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14639WCAG 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 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#42D962

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F5CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#64739Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C82F61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.4Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7Purple · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22Orchid · ΔE 22.5Hot pink · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26BD46
Analogous#9126BD, #BD2652
Triadic#9DBD26, #269DBD
Split complementary#52BD26, #26BD91
Tetradic#BD9126, #26BD46, #2652BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2BDE7
Lighter +30%#E993D7
Lighter +20%#E168C7
Lighter +10%#D83EB7
Darker −10%#931D7A
Darker −20%#681556
Darker −30%#3E0C33
Darker −40%#130410
More saturated +25%#D90AAD
Less saturated −25%#A1428D

Channel breakdown

R189
G38
B157
Red189 (74.1%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue312.72°
Saturation (HSL)66.52%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 26 · B 9D

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