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Recognised as Colour

#BD43CD

  • #BD43CD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD43CD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 67, 205 and HSL 293°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD43CD#BD43CD
HEX#BD43CD
RGBrgb(189, 67, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2627, 0.8039
RGB percentages74.1%, 26.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(293, 58%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293, 67.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK7.8%, 67.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,403,661
CSS custom property--colour: #BD43CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#42BC32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C70D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#577ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C05A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.8Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Dark magenta · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 21.3Violet · ΔE 24.1Purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53CD43
Analogous#7843CD, #CD4398
Triadic#CDBD43, #43CDBD
Split complementary#98CD43, #43CD78
Tetradic#CD7843, #53CD43, #4398CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E4F8
Lighter +30%#E7BCED
Lighter +20%#D994E2
Lighter +10%#CB6BD8
Darker −10%#A02EAF
Darker −20%#7B2486
Darker −30%#56195E
Darker −40%#310E36
More saturated +25%#D425EB
Less saturated −25%#A661AF

Channel breakdown

R189
G67
B205
Red189 (74.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue293.04°
Saturation (HSL)57.98%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 43 · B CD

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