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Colour

#BD40BB

  • #BD40BB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD40BB is a magenta with RGB values 189, 64, 187 and HSL 301°, 49%, 50%. 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

#BD40BB#BD40BB
HEX#BD40BB
RGBrgb(189, 64, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.251, 0.7333
RGB percentages74.1%, 25.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(301, 49.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301, 66.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 66.1%, 1.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,402,875
CSS custom property--colour: #BD40BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#42BF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#306BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#607CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C35078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10Orchid · ΔE 17Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Purple · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1Violet · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40BD42
Analogous#8140BD, #BD407C
Triadic#BBBD40, #40BBBD
Split complementary#7CBD40, #40BD81
Tetradic#BD8140, #40BD42, #407CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D7F1
Lighter +30%#E5B1E4
Lighter +20%#D88BD7
Lighter +10%#CB65C9
Darker −10%#973395
Darker −20%#712670
Darker −30%#4B194A
Darker −40%#250C24
More saturated +25%#DD20DA
Less saturated −25%#9D609C

Channel breakdown

R189
G64
B187
Red189 (74.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue300.96°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 40 · B BB

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