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Recognised as Colour

#BD2987

  • #BD2987
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD2987 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 41, 135 and HSL 322°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BD2987#BD2987
HEX#BD2987
RGBrgb(189, 41, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1608, 0.5294
RGB percentages74.1%, 16.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(321.9, 64.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.9, 78.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 78.3%, 28.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,396,935
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#42D678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405989no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7284no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CA2355no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 6.6Hot pink · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8Purple · ΔE 25Deep pink · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29BD5F
Analogous#A929BD, #BD293D
Triadic#87BD29, #2987BD
Split complementary#3DBD29, #29BDA9
Tetradic#BDA929, #29BD5F, #293DBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C1E0
Lighter +30%#E897CB
Lighter +20%#DF6DB5
Lighter +10%#D643A0
Darker −10%#932069
Darker −20%#69174B
Darker −30%#3F0E2D
Darker −40%#15050F
More saturated +25%#DA0C8F
Less saturated −25%#A0467F

Channel breakdown

R189
G41
B135
Red189 (74.1%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue321.89°
Saturation (HSL)64.35%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 29 · B 87

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