Colour

#BD3E9F

#BD3E9F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD3E9F is a magenta with RGB values 189, 62, 159 and HSL 314°, 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

#BD3E9F#BD3E9F

HEX#BD3E9F

RGBrgb(189, 62, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2431, 0.6235

RGB percentages74.1%, 24.3%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(314.2, 50.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 67.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 67.2%, 15.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,402,335

CSS custom property--colour: #BD3E9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#42C160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4465A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C799Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C74369no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.3 Orchid · ΔE 17.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 20 Purple · ΔE 21 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1 Hot pink · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3EBD5C

Analogous#9B3EBD, #BD3E60

Triadic#9FBD3E, #3E9FBD

Split complementary#5FBD3E, #3EBD9B

Tetradic#BD9C3E, #3EBD5C, #3E60BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1D6EB

Lighter +30%#E5AFD8

Lighter +20%#D889C5

Lighter +10%#CC62B3

Darker −10%#97317F

Darker −20%#70255E

Darker −30%#4A183E

Darker −40%#230C1E

More saturated +25%#DC1FB0

Less saturated −25%#9E5D8E

Channel breakdown

R189

G62

B159

Red189 (74.1%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue314.17°

Saturation (HSL)50.6%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 3E · B 9F

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