Colour

#BD4280

#BD4280
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD4280 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 66, 128 and HSL 330°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BD4280

RGBrgb(189, 66, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2588, 0.502

RGB percentages74.1%, 25.9%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(329.8, 48.2%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.8, 65.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 65.1%, 32.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,403,328

CSS custom property--colour: #BD4280;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#42BD7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556282no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#77787Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CB3A5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5 Hot pink · ΔE 20.5 Orchid · ΔE 30.2 Deep pink · ΔE 30.9 Indian red · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BD7F

Analogous#BD42BD, #BD4242

Triadic#80BD42, #4280BD

Split complementary#43BD42, #42BDBC

Tetradic#BDBC42, #42BD7F, #4243BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D9E6

Lighter +30%#E5B3CC

Lighter +20%#D78EB3

Lighter +10%#CA6899

Darker −10%#973566

Darker −20%#71284D

Darker −30%#4C1A33

Darker −40%#260D1A

More saturated +25%#DD2280

Less saturated −25%#9D6280

Channel breakdown

R189

G66

B128

Red189 (74.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue329.76°

Saturation (HSL)48.24%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 42 · B 80

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