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Recognised as Colour

#BD3291

  • #BD3291
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD3291 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 50, 145 and HSL 319°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BD3291#BD3291
HEX#BD3291
RGBrgb(189, 50, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1961, 0.5686
RGB percentages74.1%, 19.6%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(319, 58.2%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319, 73.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 73.5%, 23.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,399,249
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3291;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#42CD6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415E94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C758Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C9325Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.8Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1Hot pink · ΔE 22.2Purple · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32BD5E
Analogous#A332BD, #BD324C
Triadic#91BD32, #3291BD
Split complementary#4BBD32, #32BDA4
Tetradic#BDA332, #32BD5E, #324BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1CAE5
Lighter +30%#E6A2D1
Lighter +20%#DC79BD
Lighter +10%#D151A8
Darker −10%#952772
Darker −20%#6C1D53
Darker −30%#441234
Darker −40%#1C0715
More saturated +25%#DB149C
Less saturated −25%#9F5086

Channel breakdown

R189
G50
B145
Red189 (74.1%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue318.99°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 32 · B 91

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