Colour

#BD54AB

#BD54AB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BD54AB is a magenta with RGB values 189, 84, 171 and HSL 310°, 44%, 54%. 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

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HEX#BD54AB

RGBrgb(189, 84, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3294, 0.6706

RGB percentages74.1%, 32.9%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(310.3, 44.3%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.3, 55.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 55.6%, 9.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,407,979

CSS custom property--colour: #BD54AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#42AB54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5372AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7382A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C55A78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.3 Violet · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6 Hot pink · ΔE 23.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54BD66

Analogous#9A54BD, #BD5477

Triadic#ABBD54, #54ABBD

Split complementary#77BD54, #54BD9A

Tetradic#BD9A54, #54BD66, #5477BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E7F3

Lighter +30%#E8C2E1

Lighter +20%#D99ECF

Lighter +10%#CB79BD

Darker −10%#A03E8F

Darker −20%#7B306E

Darker −30%#57214D

Darker −40%#32132D

More saturated +25%#DB36BE

Less saturated −25%#9F7298

Channel breakdown

R189

G84

B171

Red189 (74.1%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue310.29°

Saturation (HSL)44.3%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 54 · B AB

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Colour values

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