Colour

#BD53BD

#BD53BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BD53BD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 83, 189 and HSL 300°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BD53BD#BD53BD

HEX#BD53BD

RGBrgb(189, 83, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3255, 0.7412

RGB percentages74.1%, 32.5%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(300, 44.5%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 56.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 56.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,407,741

CSS custom property--colour: #BD53BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#42AC42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4875C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A82BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C26080no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 11.3 Violet · ΔE 17.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 21 Purple · ΔE 22.9 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53BD53

Analogous#8853BD, #BD5388

Triadic#BDBD53, #53BDBD

Split complementary#88BD53, #53BD88

Tetradic#BD8853, #53BD53, #5388BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E6F6

Lighter +30%#E7C2E7

Lighter +20%#D99DD9

Lighter +10%#CB78CB

Darker −10%#A03DA0

Darker −20%#7B2F7B

Darker −30%#562156

Darker −40%#311331

More saturated +25%#DB35DB

Less saturated −25%#9F719F

Channel breakdown

R189

G83

B189

Red189 (74.1%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)44.54%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR BD · G 53 · B BD

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Colour values

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