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Recognised as Colour

#BD2BA6

  • #BD2BA6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BD2BA6 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 43, 166 and HSL 309°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BD2BA6#BD2BA6
HEX#BD2BA6
RGBrgb(189, 43, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1686, 0.651
RGB percentages74.1%, 16.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(309.5, 62.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 77.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 77.2%, 12.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,397,478
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2BA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#42D459

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C5FA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6175A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C73767no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.6Medium violet red · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Purple · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 21.2Violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BBD42
Analogous#8B2BBD, #BD2B5D
Triadic#A6BD2B, #2BA6BD
Split complementary#5DBD2B, #2BBD8B
Tetradic#BD8B2B, #2BBD42, #2B5DBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C3EA
Lighter +30%#E899DB
Lighter +20%#DE70CD
Lighter +10%#D546BE
Darker −10%#932282
Darker −20%#6A185D
Darker −30%#400F39
Darker −40%#170514
More saturated +25%#DA0EBA
Less saturated −25%#A04892

Channel breakdown

R189
G43
B166
Red189 (74.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue309.45°
Saturation (HSL)62.93%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 2B · B A6

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