Colour

#BD61CF

#BD61CF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BD61CF is a magenta with RGB values 189, 97, 207 and HSL 290°, 53%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BD61CF#BD61CF

HEX#BD61CF

RGBrgb(189, 97, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3804, 0.8118

RGB percentages74.1%, 38%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(290.2, 53.4%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 53.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK8.7%, 53.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,411,343

CSS custom property--colour: #BD61CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#429E30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E80D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B8ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BF708Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.6 Orchid · ΔE 10 Violet · ΔE 14.8 Medium purple · ΔE 18.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73CF61

Analogous#8661CF, #CF61AA

Triadic#CFBD61, #61CFBD

Split complementary#AACF61, #61CF86

Tetradic#CF8661, #73CF61, #61AACF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFF

Lighter +30%#EED6F3

Lighter +20%#DEAFE7

Lighter +10%#CD88DB

Darker −10%#AC3BC2

Darker −20%#892F9B

Darker −30%#672374

Darker −40%#44174D

More saturated +25%#CE47E9

Less saturated −25%#AC7BB5

Channel breakdown

R189

G97

B207

Red189 (74.1%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue290.18°

Saturation (HSL)53.4%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 61 · B CF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#BD61CF

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else