#bd53a1 Color Information

#bd53a1 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bd53a1. In RGB, it consists of 74.1% Red, 32.5% Green, and 63.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 56.1% Magenta, 14.8% Yellow, and 25.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 315.8°, with saturation of 44.5% and lightness of 53.3%. The decimal value for #bd53a1 is 12407713, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc6699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bd53a1 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#bd53a1 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color189, 83, 161 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.1%, 32.5%, 63.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.259, 0.675, 0.369 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.561, 0.148, 0.259 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color315.8°, 44.5%, 53.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color315.8°, 56.1%, 74.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color30.512, 19.578, 35.889 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color189, 83, 161 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12407713 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.357, 52.027, -22.021 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.357, 56.495, 337.059 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.357, 56.601, -40.270 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.248, 45.658, -17.117 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.355, 0.228, 19.578 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290597793 / 0xffbd53a1 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc6699 Copy
Last Updated: November 29, 2024

Shades of #bd53a1

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bd53a1, its pure hue is 315.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 44.5%, and its lightness is 53.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bd53a1, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #180a14 to #a5498d.

Tints of #bd53a1

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bd53a1, its pure hue is 315.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 44.5%, and its lightness is 53.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bd53a1, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c569ad to #f7eaf3.

Tones of #bd53a1

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bd53a1, its pure hue is 315.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 44.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bd53a1, which range from #888888 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff11c0 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bd53a1

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bd53a1! For #bd53a1, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bd53a1. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bd53a1

This color, #bd53a1, consists of 74.1% Red, 32.5% Green, and 63.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 189, Green = 83, Blue = 161. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bd53a1 is 0% Cyan, 56.1% Magenta, 14.8% Yellow, and 25.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.1%
C0.0%
G32.5%
M56.1%
B63.1%
Y14.8%
K25.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 189 83 161
Octal 275 123 241
Hexa #bd #53 #a1
Binary 10111101 01010011 10100001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 56 14 25
Octal 0 70 16 31
Hexa #00 #38 #0e #19
Binary 00000000 00111000 00001110 00011001

Analogous Colors of #bd53a1

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bd53a1 — which has hue 315.8° — its analogous colors are located at 285.8° and 345.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bd53a1.

Triadic Colors of #bd53a1

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bd53a1 — which has hue 315.8° — its triadic colors are located at 75.8° and 315.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bd53a1.

Complementary Color of #bd53a1

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bd53a1 — which has hue 315.8° — its complementary color is located at 135.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bd53a1.

Split Complementary Colors of #bd53a1

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bd53a1 — which has hue 315.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 105.8° and 315.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bd53a1.

Tetradic Colors of #bd53a1

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bd53a1 — which has hue 315.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 225.8°, 315.8°, 45.8°, and 135.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bd53a1.

Monochromatic Colors of #bd53a1

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bd53a1, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5e3b55 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #eb9cd6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bd53a1

We want to make getting started with #bd53a1 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bd53a1 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bd53a1 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bd53a1 with other HTML elements.

#bd53a1 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bd53a1.
<span style="color: #bd53a1;">The color of this text is #bd53a1.</span>

#bd53a1 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bd53a1.
<div style="background-color: #bd53a1; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bd53a1.</div>

#bd53a1 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bd53a1.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bd53a1;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bd53a1.</span>

#bd53a1 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bd53a1.
<div style="border: #bd53a1 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bd53a1.</div>

#bd53a1 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bd53a1 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bd53a1; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bd53a1 on a white background.</div></div>

#bd53a1 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bd53a1 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bd53a1; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bd53a1 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bd53a1 to White

This is a gradient from #bd53a1 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bd53a1,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bd53a1,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bd53a1,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bd53a1,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bd53a1 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bd53a1 to Black

This is a gradient from #bd53a1 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bd53a1,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bd53a1,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bd53a1,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bd53a1,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bd53a1 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bd53a1

In addition to using #bd53a1 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bd53a1 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bd53a1, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 189, Green = 83, Blue = 161). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bd53a1 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bd53a1
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(189, 83, 161)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bd53a1; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bd53a1; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bd53a1; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(189, 83, 161);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bd53a1")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:189, green:83, blue:161, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:189 green:83 blue:161 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(189f, 83f, 161f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(189, 83, 161);
 

#bd53a1 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bd53a1 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bd53a1 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bd53a1 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bd53a1 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bd53a1 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bd53a1 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bd53a1 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #bd53a1 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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