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Recognised as Colour

#BD3EAD

  • #BD3EAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD3EAD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 62, 173 and HSL 308°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD3EAD#BD3EAD
HEX#BD3EAD
RGBrgb(189, 62, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2431, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.1%, 24.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(307.6, 50.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 67.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 67.2%, 8.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,402,349
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#42C152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A68B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#667AAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Tritanopia#C54970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Orchid · ΔE 16.1Dark magenta · ΔE 16.9Purple · ΔE 19.5Medium violet red · ΔE 20.3Violet · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EBD4E
Analogous#8D3EBD, #BD3E6E
Triadic#ADBD3E, #3EADBD
Split complementary#6EBD3E, #3EBD8D
Tetradic#BD8D3E, #3EBD4E, #3E6EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D6EE
Lighter +30%#E5AFDE
Lighter +20%#D889CE
Lighter +10%#CC62BE
Darker −10%#97318A
Darker −20%#702567
Darker −30%#4A1844
Darker −40%#230C20
More saturated +25%#DC1FC4
Less saturated −25%#9E5D96

Channel breakdown

R189
G62
B173
Red189 (74.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue307.56°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 3E · B AD

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