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Recognised as Colour

#BD5ECD

  • #BD5ECD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD5ECD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 94, 205 and HSL 291°, 53%, 59%. 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

#BD5ECD#BD5ECD
HEX#BD5ECD
RGBrgb(189, 94, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3686, 0.8039
RGB percentages74.1%, 36.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(291.4, 52.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 54.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK7.8%, 54.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,410,573
CSS custom property--colour: #BD5ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#42A132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B7DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A88CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BF6D8Dno 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 text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.8Orchid · ΔE 10.2Violet · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6ECD5E
Analogous#855ECD, #CD5EA6
Triadic#CDBD5E, #5ECDBD
Split complementary#A5CD5E, #5ECD86
Tetradic#CD865E, #6ECD5E, #5EA5CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAFD
Lighter +30%#EDD3F1
Lighter +20%#DDACE5
Lighter +10%#CD85D9
Darker −10%#AA3BBD
Darker −20%#872F96
Darker −30%#64236F
Darker −40%#411748
More saturated +25%#D044E7
Less saturated −25%#AA78B3

Channel breakdown

R189
G94
B205
Red189 (74.1%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue291.35°
Saturation (HSL)52.61%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 5E · B CD

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