Recognised as Colour
#BD55A6
- #BD55A6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BD55A6 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 85, 166 and HSL 313°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BD55A6#BD55A6
HEX#BD55A6
RGBrgb(189, 85, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3333, 0.651
RGB percentages74.1%, 33.3%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(313.3, 44.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 55%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 55%, 12.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,408,230
CSS custom property--colour: #BD55A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#42AA59
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55BD6C
Analogous#A055BD, #BD5572
Triadic#A6BD55, #55A6BD
Split complementary#72BD55, #55BDA0
Tetradic#BDA055, #55BD6C, #5572BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G85
B166
Red189 (74.1%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue313.27°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 55 · B A6
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