Recognised as Colour

#BD5DCC

#BD5DCC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD5DCC is a magenta with RGB values 189, 93, 204 and HSL 292°, 52%, 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#BD5DCC

RGBrgb(189, 93, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3647, 0.8

RGB percentages74.1%, 36.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(291.9, 52.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 54.4%, 80%)

CMYK7.4%, 54.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,410,316

CSS custom property--colour: #BD5DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#42A233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A7DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A88C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BF6C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.8 Orchid · ΔE 10.2 Violet · ΔE 15.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CCC5D

Analogous#865DCC, #CC5DA3

Triadic#CCBD5D, #5DCCBD

Split complementary#A4CC5D, #5DCC85

Tetradic#CC855D, #6CCC5D, #5DA4CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF8FD

Lighter +30%#ECD1F1

Lighter +20%#DDABE4

Lighter +10%#CD84D8

Darker −10%#AA3BBB

Darker −20%#872F94

Darker −30%#63226E

Darker −40%#401647

More saturated +25%#D042E7

Less saturated −25%#AA78B1

Channel breakdown

R189

G93

B204

Red189 (74.1%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue291.89°

Saturation (HSL)52.11%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 5D · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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