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Recognised as Colour

#BD4CD0

  • #BD4CD0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD4CD0 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 76, 208 and HSL 291°, 58%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD4CD0#BD4CD0
HEX#BD4CD0
RGBrgb(189, 76, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.298, 0.8157
RGB percentages74.1%, 29.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(291.4, 58.4%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 63.5%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 63.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,405,968
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#42B32F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B75D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B81CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BF6187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.3Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Orchid · ΔE 18.5Violet · ΔE 21.5Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.31, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FD04C
Analogous#7B4CD0, #D04CA1
Triadic#D0BD4C, #4CD0BD
Split complementary#A1D04C, #4CD07B
Tetradic#D07B4C, #5FD04C, #4CA1D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EEFA
Lighter +30%#EAC5F0
Lighter +20%#DB9DE5
Lighter +10%#CC74DB
Darker −10%#A530B9
Darker −20%#812690
Darker −30%#5D1B68
Darker −40%#39113F
More saturated +25%#D130EC
Less saturated −25%#A968B4

Channel breakdown

R189
G76
B208
Red189 (74.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue291.36°
Saturation (HSL)58.41%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 4C · B D0

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