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Recognised as Colour

#BD3B81

  • #BD3B81
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD3B81 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 59, 129 and HSL 328°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BD3B81#BD3B81
HEX#BD3B81
RGBrgb(189, 59, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2314, 0.5059
RGB percentages74.1%, 23.1%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(327.7, 52.4%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.7, 68.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.8%, 31.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,401,537
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3B81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#42C47E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F5F83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#74767Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CB3359no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14Hot pink · ΔE 20.1Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8Deep pink · ΔE 28.7Orchid · ΔE 29.1Purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BBD77
Analogous#B83BBD, #BD3B40
Triadic#81BD3B, #3B81BD
Split complementary#40BD3B, #3BBDB8
Tetradic#BDB83B, #3BBD77, #3B40BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D3E3
Lighter +30%#E5ACCB
Lighter +20%#D985B2
Lighter +10%#CD5E9A
Darker −10%#962F66
Darker −20%#6F234C
Darker −30%#481731
Darker −40%#220A17
More saturated +25%#DC1C83
Less saturated −25%#9E5A7F

Channel breakdown

R189
G59
B129
Red189 (74.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue327.69°
Saturation (HSL)52.42%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 3B · B 81

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