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Recognised as Colour

#BD2CAC

  • #BD2CAC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BD2CAC is a magenta with RGB values 189, 44, 172 and HSL 307°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BD2CAC#BD2CAC
HEX#BD2CAC
RGBrgb(189, 44, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1725, 0.6745
RGB percentages74.1%, 17.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(307, 62.2%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307, 76.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 76.7%, 9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,397,740
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15599WCAG 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 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#42D353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2661AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F75A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C63B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Purple · ΔE 19.3Medium violet red · ΔE 21.2Orchid · ΔE 21.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CBD3D
Analogous#852CBD, #BD2C64
Triadic#ACBD2C, #2CACBD
Split complementary#63BD2C, #2CBD85
Tetradic#BD862C, #2CBD3D, #2C64BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C4EC
Lighter +30%#E89ADF
Lighter +20%#DE71D1
Lighter +10%#D448C4
Darker −10%#942286
Darker −20%#6A1961
Darker −30%#410F3B
Darker −40%#180515
More saturated +25%#DA0FC2
Less saturated −25%#A04996

Channel breakdown

R189
G44
B172
Red189 (74.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue307.03°
Saturation (HSL)62.23%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 2C · B AC

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