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Recognised as Colour

#BD4DCF

  • #BD4DCF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD4DCF is a magenta with RGB values 189, 77, 207 and HSL 292°, 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

#BD4DCF#BD4DCF
HEX#BD4DCF
RGBrgb(189, 77, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.302, 0.8118
RGB percentages74.1%, 30.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(291.7, 57.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 62.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK8.7%, 62.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,406,223
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4DCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#42B230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E75D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D82CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BF6287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.7Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3Orchid · ΔE 17.7Violet · ΔE 20.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5Purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.74, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FCF4D
Analogous#7C4DCF, #CF4DA0
Triadic#CFBD4D, #4DCFBD
Split complementary#A0CF4D, #4DCF7C
Tetradic#CF7C4D, #5FCF4D, #4DA0CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EEFA
Lighter +30%#EAC6EF
Lighter +20%#DB9DE5
Lighter +10%#CC75DA
Darker −10%#A531B8
Darker −20%#81278F
Darker −30%#5D1C67
Darker −40%#39113F
More saturated +25%#D131EB
Less saturated −25%#A969B3

Channel breakdown

R189
G77
B207
Red189 (74.1%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue291.69°
Saturation (HSL)57.52%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 4D · B CF

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