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Recognised as Colour

#BD5ACC

  • #BD5ACC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD5ACC is a magenta with RGB values 189, 90, 204 and HSL 292°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD5ACC#BD5ACC
HEX#BD5ACC
RGBrgb(189, 90, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3529, 0.8
RGB percentages74.1%, 35.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(292.1, 52.8%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 55.9%, 80%)
CMYK7.4%, 55.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,409,548
CSS custom property--colour: #BD5ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#42A533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#467BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#6886C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BF6A8Bno 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 text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.2Orchid · ΔE 11.2Violet · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 21Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.24, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69CC5A
Analogous#845ACC, #CC5AA2
Triadic#CCBD5A, #5ACCBD
Split complementary#A2CC5A, #5ACC84
Tetradic#CC845A, #69CC5A, #5AA2CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF6FC
Lighter +30%#ECCFF0
Lighter +20%#DCA8E4
Lighter +10%#CD81D8
Darker −10%#A939BA
Darker −20%#852D93
Darker −30%#62216C
Darker −40%#3F1545
More saturated +25%#D13FE7
Less saturated −25%#A975B1

Channel breakdown

R189
G90
B204
Red189 (74.1%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue292.11°
Saturation (HSL)52.78%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 5A · B CC

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