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Recognised as Colour

#BD3DC6

  • #BD3DC6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD3DC6 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 61, 198 and HSL 296°, 55%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD3DC6#BD3DC6
HEX#BD3DC6
RGBrgb(189, 61, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2392, 0.7765
RGB percentages74.1%, 23.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(296.1, 54.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.1, 69.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK4.5%, 69.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,402,118
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3DC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#42C239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B6CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#587CC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C1537Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.2Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 21.2Purple · ΔE 23.7Violet · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46C63D
Analogous#783DC6, #C63D8B
Triadic#C6BD3D, #3DC6BD
Split complementary#8BC63D, #3DC678
Tetradic#C6783D, #46C63D, #3D8BC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DBF4
Lighter +30%#E5B3E9
Lighter +20%#D88CDD
Lighter +10%#CA64D2
Darker −10%#992FA1
Darker −20%#742479
Darker −30%#4E1852
Darker −40%#290C2B
More saturated +25%#D81EE5
Less saturated −25%#A25CA7

Channel breakdown

R189
G61
B198
Red189 (74.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue296.06°
Saturation (HSL)54.58%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 3D · B C6

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