Recognised as Colour
#BD4FA1
- #BD4FA1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BD4FA1 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 79, 161 and HSL 315°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BD4FA1#BD4FA1
HEX#BD4FA1
RGBrgb(189, 79, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3098, 0.6314
RGB percentages74.1%, 31%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(315.3, 45.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.3, 58.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 58.2%, 14.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,406,689
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4FA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#42B05E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4FBD6B
Analogous#A24FBD, #BD4F6A
Triadic#A1BD4F, #4FA1BD
Split complementary#6ABD4F, #4FBDA2
Tetradic#BDA24F, #4FBD6B, #4F6ABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G79
B161
Red189 (74.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue315.27°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 4F · B A1
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