Colour

#BD42BE

#BD42BE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD42BE is a magenta with RGB values 189, 66, 190 and HSL 300°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD42BE

RGBrgb(189, 66, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2588, 0.7451

RGB percentages74.1%, 25.9%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(299.5, 48.8%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.5, 65.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK0.5%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,403,390

CSS custom property--colour: #BD42BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#42BD41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#306DC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#607DBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C3537Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.9 Orchid · ΔE 16.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2 Purple · ΔE 21.4 Violet · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#43BE42

Analogous#7F42BE, #BE4281

Triadic#BEBD42, #42BEBD

Split complementary#81BE42, #42BE7F

Tetradic#BE7F42, #43BE42, #4281BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DAF2

Lighter +30%#E5B4E5

Lighter +20%#D88ED8

Lighter +10%#CA68CB

Darker −10%#983499

Darker −20%#722773

Darker −30%#4C1A4D

Darker −40%#260D27

More saturated +25%#DC22DE

Less saturated −25%#9E629E

Channel breakdown

R189

G66

B190

Red189 (74.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue299.52°

Saturation (HSL)48.82%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 42 · B BE

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