Colour

#BD42B7

#BD42B7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD42B7 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 66, 183 and HSL 303°, 48%, 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#BD42B7

RGBrgb(189, 66, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2588, 0.7176

RGB percentages74.1%, 25.9%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(302.9, 48.2%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.9, 65.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 65.1%, 3.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,403,383

CSS custom property--colour: #BD42B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#42BD48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#376BBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#637CB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C45077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.3 Orchid · ΔE 15.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1 Purple · ΔE 20.3 Violet · ΔE 21.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BD48

Analogous#8642BD, #BD4279

Triadic#B7BD42, #42B7BD

Split complementary#79BD42, #42BD86

Tetradic#BD8642, #42BD48, #4279BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D9F1

Lighter +30%#E5B3E2

Lighter +20%#D78ED4

Lighter +10%#CA68C5

Darker −10%#973592

Darker −20%#71286E

Darker −30%#4C1A49

Darker −40%#260D25

More saturated +25%#DD22D4

Less saturated −25%#9D629A

Channel breakdown

R189

G66

B183

Red189 (74.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue302.93°

Saturation (HSL)48.24%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 42 · B B7

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