Colour

#BD4483

#BD4483
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD4483 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 68, 131 and HSL 329°, 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#BD4483

RGBrgb(189, 68, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2667, 0.5137

RGB percentages74.1%, 26.7%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(328.8, 47.8%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.8, 64%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 64%, 30.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,403,843

CSS custom property--colour: #BD4483;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#42BB7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556485no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#777980no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CA3D5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.6 Hot pink · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 29 Deep pink · ΔE 31.4 Purple · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44BD7E

Analogous#BA44BD, #BD4447

Triadic#83BD44, #4483BD

Split complementary#46BD44, #44BDBA

Tetradic#BDBB44, #44BD7E, #4447BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DBE7

Lighter +30%#E5B5CE

Lighter +20%#D88FB5

Lighter +10%#CA6A9C

Darker −10%#983669

Darker −20%#73284F

Darker −30%#4D1B35

Darker −40%#270E1B

More saturated +25%#DD2484

Less saturated −25%#9D6482

Channel breakdown

R189

G68

B131

Red189 (74.1%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue328.76°

Saturation (HSL)47.83%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 44 · B 83

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