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Recognised as Colour

#BD46AA

  • #BD46AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BD46AA is a magenta with RGB values 189, 70, 170 and HSL 310°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BD46AA#BD46AA
HEX#BD46AA
RGBrgb(189, 70, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2745, 0.6667
RGB percentages74.1%, 27.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(309.6, 47.4%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 63%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 63%, 10.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,404,394
CSS custom property--colour: #BD46AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#42B955

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7CA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C64E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4Medium violet red · ΔE 19.6Purple · ΔE 20.9Violet · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46BD59
Analogous#9546BD, #BD466E
Triadic#AABD46, #46AABD
Split complementary#6EBD46, #46BD95
Tetradic#BD9546, #46BD59, #466EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DCEF
Lighter +30%#E5B7DE
Lighter +20%#D891CD
Lighter +10%#CA6CBB
Darker −10%#99378A
Darker −20%#742968
Darker −30%#4E1C46
Darker −40%#290E24
More saturated +25%#DC27BF
Less saturated −25%#9E6595

Channel breakdown

R189
G70
B170
Red189 (74.1%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue309.58°
Saturation (HSL)47.41%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 46 · B AA

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