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Recognised as Colour

#BD579A

  • #BD579A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD579A is a magenta with RGB values 189, 87, 154 and HSL 321°, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD579A#BD579A
HEX#BD579A
RGBrgb(189, 87, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3412, 0.6039
RGB percentages74.1%, 34.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(320.6, 43.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 54%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 54%, 18.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,408,730
CSS custom property--colour: #BD579A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 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#727272
Inverted#42A865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E719Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8297no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C75871no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 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

Pale violetred · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 21.4Hot pink · ΔE 21.5Medium violet red · ΔE 23.1Violet · ΔE 27.5Plum · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 19.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57BD7A
Analogous#AD57BD, #BD5767
Triadic#9ABD57, #579ABD
Split complementary#67BD57, #57BDAD
Tetradic#BDAD57, #57BD7A, #5767BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E9F2
Lighter +30%#E8C5DC
Lighter +20%#DAA0C6
Lighter +10%#CB7CB0
Darker −10%#A23F80
Darker −20%#7D3163
Darker −30%#582346
Darker −40%#341429
More saturated +25%#DA3AA3
Less saturated −25%#A07491

Channel breakdown

R189
G87
B154
Red189 (74.1%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue320.59°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 57 · B 9A

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