Colour

#BD40BE

#BD40BE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD40BE is a magenta with RGB values 189, 64, 190 and HSL 300°, 50%, 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

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HEX#BD40BE

RGBrgb(189, 64, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.251, 0.7451

RGB percentages74.1%, 25.1%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(299.5, 49.6%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.5, 66.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK0.5%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,402,878

CSS custom property--colour: #BD40BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#42BF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D6CC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F7CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C3527Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.5 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7 Purple · ΔE 21.4 Violet · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#41BE40

Analogous#7E40BE, #BE4080

Triadic#BEBD40, #40BEBD

Split complementary#80BE40, #40BE7E

Tetradic#BE7E40, #41BE40, #4080BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D8F2

Lighter +30%#E5B2E5

Lighter +20%#D88CD8

Lighter +10%#CB66CB

Darker −10%#973398

Darker −20%#712672

Darker −30%#4B194C

Darker −40%#250D25

More saturated +25%#DC20DE

Less saturated −25%#9E609E

Channel breakdown

R189

G64

B190

Red189 (74.1%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue299.52°

Saturation (HSL)49.61%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 40 · B BE

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Colour values

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