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Recognised as Colour

#BD27B2

  • #BD27B2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD27B2 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 39, 178 and HSL 304°, 66%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD27B2#BD27B2
HEX#BD27B2
RGBrgb(189, 39, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1529, 0.698
RGB percentages74.1%, 15.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(304.4, 65.8%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 79.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.4%, 5.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,396,466
CSS custom property--colour: #BD27B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#42D84D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1561B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A75AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C53C6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1Purple · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Orchid · ΔE 23.4Medium violet red · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27BD32
Analogous#7D27BD, #BD2767
Triadic#B2BD27, #27B2BD
Split complementary#67BD27, #27BD7D
Tetradic#BD7D27, #27BD32, #2767BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2BEEE
Lighter +30%#E994E3
Lighter +20%#E06AD8
Lighter +10%#D740CC
Darker −10%#931E8A
Darker −20%#681662
Darker −30%#3E0D3B
Darker −40%#140413
More saturated +25%#DA0BCA
Less saturated −25%#A1449A

Channel breakdown

R189
G39
B178
Red189 (74.1%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue304.4°
Saturation (HSL)65.79%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 27 · B B2

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