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Colour

#BD3E9D

  • #BD3E9D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD3E9D is a magenta with RGB values 189, 62, 157 and HSL 315°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BD3E9D#BD3E9D
HEX#BD3E9D
RGBrgb(189, 62, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2431, 0.6157
RGB percentages74.1%, 24.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(315.1, 50.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.1, 67.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 67.2%, 16.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,402,333
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3E9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#42C162

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4565A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D799Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C84268no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.7Orchid · ΔE 18.4Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Purple · ΔE 21.5Hot pink · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EBD5E
Analogous#9D3EBD, #BD3E5E
Triadic#9DBD3E, #3E9DBD
Split complementary#5EBD3E, #3EBD9D
Tetradic#BD9D3E, #3EBD5E, #3E5EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D6EA
Lighter +30%#E5AFD7
Lighter +20%#D889C4
Lighter +10%#CC62B1
Darker −10%#97317D
Darker −20%#70255D
Darker −30%#4A183D
Darker −40%#230C1D
More saturated +25%#DC1FAD
Less saturated −25%#9E5D8D

Channel breakdown

R189
G62
B157
Red189 (74.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue315.12°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 3E · B 9D

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