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Colour

#BD38D6

  • #BD38D6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BD38D6 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 56, 214 and HSL 291°, 66%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BD38D6#BD38D6
HEX#BD38D6
RGBrgb(189, 56, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2196, 0.8392
RGB percentages74.1%, 22%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(290.5, 65.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 73.8%, 83.9%)
CMYK11.7%, 73.8%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,400,854
CSS custom property--colour: #BD38D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#42C729

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A7CD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BE5785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5Fuchsia · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51D638
Analogous#6E38D6, #D638A0
Triadic#D6BD38, #38D6BD
Split complementary#A0D638, #38D66E
Tetradic#D66E38, #51D638, #38A0D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E1F9
Lighter +30%#E7B7F0
Lighter +20%#D98DE7
Lighter +10%#CB62DF
Darker −10%#9F25B6
Darker −20%#7A1D8B
Darker −30%#551461
Darker −40%#300B37
More saturated +25%#D21AF4
Less saturated −25%#A856B8

Channel breakdown

R189
G56
B214
Red189 (74.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue290.51°
Saturation (HSL)65.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 38 · B D6

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