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Recognised as Colour

#BD4FBA

  • #BD4FBA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BD4FBA is a magenta with RGB values 189, 79, 186 and HSL 302°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BD4FBA#BD4FBA
HEX#BD4FBA
RGBrgb(189, 79, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3098, 0.7294
RGB percentages74.1%, 31%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(301.6, 45.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 58.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 58.2%, 1.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,406,714
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4FBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#42B045

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4572BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6981B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C35B7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.4Medium orchid · ΔE 11.7Violet · ΔE 18Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9Purple · ΔE 22Medium violet red · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FBD52
Analogous#894FBD, #BD4F83
Triadic#BABD4F, #4FBABD
Split complementary#83BD4F, #4FBD89
Tetradic#BD894F, #4FBD52, #4F83BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E3F4
Lighter +30%#E7BEE6
Lighter +20%#D999D7
Lighter +10%#CB74C9
Darker −10%#9E3B9B
Darker −20%#792D77
Darker −30%#541F52
Darker −40%#2F112E
More saturated +25%#DB31D7
Less saturated −25%#9F6D9D

Channel breakdown

R189
G79
B186
Red189 (74.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue301.64°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 4F · B BA

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