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Recognised as Colour

#BD59CA

  • #BD59CA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD59CA is a magenta with RGB values 189, 89, 202 and HSL 293°, 52%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD59CA#BD59CA
HEX#BD59CA
RGBrgb(189, 89, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.349, 0.7922
RGB percentages74.1%, 34.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(293.1, 51.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 55.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK6.4%, 55.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,409,290
CSS custom property--colour: #BD59CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#42A635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#467ACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6886C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C06989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.8Orchid · ΔE 11Violet · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Dark magenta · ΔE 22.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66CA59
Analogous#8559CA, #CA599E
Triadic#CABD59, #59CABD
Split complementary#9ECA59, #59CA85
Tetradic#CA8559, #66CA59, #599ECA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF4FB
Lighter +30%#EBCDEF
Lighter +20%#DCA6E3
Lighter +10%#CC80D6
Darker −10%#A83AB6
Darker −20%#842E8F
Darker −30%#602169
Darker −40%#3D1542
More saturated +25%#D23EE5
Less saturated −25%#A874AF

Channel breakdown

R189
G89
B202
Red189 (74.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue293.1°
Saturation (HSL)51.6%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 59 · B CA

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