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Recognised as Colour

#BD60CF

  • #BD60CF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD60CF is a magenta with RGB values 189, 96, 207 and HSL 290°, 54%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD60CF#BD60CF
HEX#BD60CF
RGBrgb(189, 96, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3765, 0.8118
RGB percentages74.1%, 37.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(290.3, 53.6%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 53.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK8.7%, 53.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,411,087
CSS custom property--colour: #BD60CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#429F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C7FD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BF708Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8Orchid · ΔE 10.3Violet · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72CF60
Analogous#8560CF, #CF60AA
Triadic#CFBD60, #60CFBD
Split complementary#AACF60, #60CF85
Tetradic#CF8560, #72CF60, #60AACF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFE
Lighter +30%#EED6F2
Lighter +20%#DEAEE7
Lighter +10%#CD87DB
Darker −10%#AC3AC2
Darker −20%#892F9A
Darker −30%#662373
Darker −40%#43174C
More saturated +25%#CE46E9
Less saturated −25%#AC7AB5

Channel breakdown

R189
G96
B207
Red189 (74.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue290.27°
Saturation (HSL)53.62%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 60 · B CF

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