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Recognised as Colour

#BD478A

  • #BD478A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD478A is a magenta with RGB values 189, 71, 138 and HSL 326°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BD478A#BD478A
HEX#BD478A
RGBrgb(189, 71, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2784, 0.5412
RGB percentages74.1%, 27.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(325.9, 47.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.9, 62.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 27%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,404,618
CSS custom property--colour: #BD478A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#42B875

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55668Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#777B87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CA4362no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.4Pale violetred · ΔE 19.8Hot pink · ΔE 19.9Orchid · ΔE 26Purple · ΔE 30.6Dark magenta · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47BD7A
Analogous#B547BD, #BD474F
Triadic#8ABD47, #478ABD
Split complementary#4FBD47, #47BDB5
Tetradic#BDB547, #47BD7A, #474FBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DDE9
Lighter +30%#E5B8D2
Lighter +20%#D892BA
Lighter +10%#CA6DA2
Darker −10%#9A376F
Darker −20%#742A54
Darker −30%#4F1C39
Darker −40%#290F1E
More saturated +25%#DC288E
Less saturated −25%#9E6686

Channel breakdown

R189
G71
B138
Red189 (74.1%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue325.93°
Saturation (HSL)47.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 47 · B 8A

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