Recognised as Colour

#BD4F96

#BD4F96
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BD4F96 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 79, 150 and HSL 321°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BD4F96

RGBrgb(189, 79, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3098, 0.5882

RGB percentages74.1%, 31%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(321.3, 45.5%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 58.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 58.2%, 20.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,406,678

CSS custom property--colour: #BD4F96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#42B069

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#586C98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#777E93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C84F6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.7 Hot pink · ΔE 20.5 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 27.9 Purple · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4FBD76

Analogous#AD4FBD, #BD4F5F

Triadic#96BD4F, #4F96BD

Split complementary#5FBD4F, #4FBDAD

Tetradic#BDAD4F, #4FBD76, #4F5FBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E3EF

Lighter +30%#E7BED8

Lighter +20%#D999C2

Lighter +10%#CB74AC

Darker −10%#9E3B7B

Darker −20%#792D5E

Darker −30%#541F41

Darker −40%#2F1124

More saturated +25%#DB319F

Less saturated −25%#9F6D8D

Channel breakdown

R189

G79

B150

Red189 (74.1%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue321.27°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 4F · B 96

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