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Recognised as Colour

#BD4796

  • #BD4796
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD4796 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 71, 150 and HSL 320°, 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

#BD4796#BD4796
HEX#BD4796
RGBrgb(189, 71, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2784, 0.5882
RGB percentages74.1%, 27.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(319.8, 47.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.8, 62.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 20.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,404,630
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4796;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#42B869

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516898no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#737B93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C84768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.3Hot pink · ΔE 20.5Orchid · ΔE 20.6Pale violetred · ΔE 25Purple · ΔE 26Dark magenta · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47BD6E
Analogous#A947BD, #BD475B
Triadic#96BD47, #4796BD
Split complementary#5BBD47, #47BDA9
Tetradic#BDA947, #47BD6E, #475BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DDEC
Lighter +30%#E5B8D6
Lighter +20%#D892C1
Lighter +10%#CA6DAB
Darker −10%#9A3779
Darker −20%#742A5C
Darker −30%#4F1C3E
Darker −40%#290F20
More saturated +25%#DC28A1
Less saturated −25%#9E668B

Channel breakdown

R189
G71
B150
Red189 (74.1%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue319.83°
Saturation (HSL)47.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 47 · B 96

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