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Recognised as Colour

#BD2FC8

  • #BD2FC8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD2FC8 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 47, 200 and HSL 296°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BD2FC8#BD2FC8
HEX#BD2FC8
RGBrgb(189, 47, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1843, 0.7843
RGB percentages74.1%, 18.4%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(295.7, 61.9%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.7, 76.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK5.5%, 76.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,398,536
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2FC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#42D037

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5078C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C14C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 22.9Blue violet · ΔE 26Purple · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AC82F
Analogous#712FC8, #C82F86
Triadic#C8BD2F, #2FC8BD
Split complementary#86C82F, #2FC870
Tetradic#C8712F, #3AC82F, #2F86C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1CFF4
Lighter +30%#E5A6EA
Lighter +20%#D97DE0
Lighter +10%#CD53D7
Darker −10%#96259F
Darker −20%#6F1C75
Darker −30%#48124C
Darker −40%#210823
More saturated +25%#D710E7
Less saturated −25%#A34EA9

Channel breakdown

R189
G47
B200
Red189 (74.1%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue295.69°
Saturation (HSL)61.94%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 2F · B C8

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