Recognised as Colour

#BD4ECF

#BD4ECF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD4ECF is a magenta with RGB values 189, 78, 207 and HSL 292°, 57%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD4ECF

RGBrgb(189, 78, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3059, 0.8118

RGB percentages74.1%, 30.6%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(291.6, 57.3%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 62.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK8.7%, 62.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,406,479

CSS custom property--colour: #BD4ECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#42B130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3076D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D82CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BF6288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7 Orchid · ΔE 17.3 Violet · ΔE 20.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6 Purple · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.34, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#60CF4E

Analogous#7C4ECF, #CF4EA1

Triadic#CFBD4E, #4ECFBD

Split complementary#A1CF4E, #4ECF7C

Tetradic#CF7C4E, #60CF4E, #4EA1CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9EEFB

Lighter +30%#EAC6F0

Lighter +20%#DB9EE5

Lighter +10%#CC76DA

Darker −10%#A532B8

Darker −20%#812790

Darker −30%#5D1C68

Darker −40%#391140

More saturated +25%#D132EB

Less saturated −25%#A96AB3

Channel breakdown

R189

G78

B207

Red189 (74.1%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue291.63°

Saturation (HSL)57.33%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 4E · B CF

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Colour values

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