Colour

#BD40A9

#BD40A9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BD40A9 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 64, 169 and HSL 310°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD40A9

RGBrgb(189, 64, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.251, 0.6627

RGB percentages74.1%, 25.1%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(309.6, 49.4%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 66.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 66.1%, 10.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,402,857

CSS custom property--colour: #BD40A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#42BF56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F68ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Deuteranopia#697AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C6496Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 18 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.8 Purple · ΔE 19.9 Violet · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40BD54

Analogous#9340BD, #BD406A

Triadic#A9BD40, #40A9BD

Split complementary#6ABD40, #40BD93

Tetradic#BD9340, #40BD54, #406ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D7ED

Lighter +30%#E5B1DC

Lighter +20%#D88BCC

Lighter +10%#CB65BB

Darker −10%#973387

Darker −20%#712665

Darker −30%#4B1943

Darker −40%#250C21

More saturated +25%#DD20BF

Less saturated −25%#9D6093

Channel breakdown

R189

G64

B169

Red189 (74.1%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue309.6°

Saturation (HSL)49.41%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 40 · B A9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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