Colour

#BD5DCA

#BD5DCA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD5DCA is a magenta with RGB values 189, 93, 202 and HSL 293°, 51%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BD5DCA

RGBrgb(189, 93, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3647, 0.7922

RGB percentages74.1%, 36.5%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(292.8, 50.7%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 54%, 79.2%)

CMYK6.4%, 54%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,410,314

CSS custom property--colour: #BD5DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#42A235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C7CCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B87C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C06C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.8 Orchid · ΔE 9.7 Violet · ΔE 15.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6ACA5D

Analogous#865DCA, #CA5DA0

Triadic#CABD5D, #5DCABD

Split complementary#A1CA5D, #5DCA86

Tetradic#CA865D, #6ACA5D, #5DA0CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF7FC

Lighter +30%#ECD0F0

Lighter +20%#DCAAE3

Lighter +10%#CD83D7

Darker −10%#A93CB8

Darker −20%#863091

Darker −30%#62236B

Darker −40%#3F1645

More saturated +25%#D142E5

Less saturated −25%#A978AF

Channel breakdown

R189

G93

B202

Red189 (74.1%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue292.84°

Saturation (HSL)50.7%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 5D · B CA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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