Colour

#BD2A96

#BD2A96
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD2A96 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 42, 150 and HSL 316°, 64%, 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

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HEX#BD2A96

RGBrgb(189, 42, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1647, 0.5882

RGB percentages74.1%, 16.5%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(315.9, 63.6%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.9, 77.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 77.8%, 20.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,397,206

CSS custom property--colour: #BD2A96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#42D569

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#385C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#687393no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original

Tritanopia#C92D5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 19 Purple · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 22.8 Hot pink · ΔE 24.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ABD51

Analogous#9B2ABD, #BD2A4C

Triadic#96BD2A, #2A96BD

Split complementary#4CBD2A, #2ABD9B

Tetradic#BD9B2A, #2ABD51, #2A4CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C2E5

Lighter +30%#E898D3

Lighter +20%#DF6EC1

Lighter +10%#D644AF

Darker −10%#932175

Darker −20%#6A1754

Darker −30%#400E33

Darker −40%#160512

More saturated +25%#DA0DA4

Less saturated −25%#A04788

Channel breakdown

R189

G42

B150

Red189 (74.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue315.92°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 2A · B 96

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