Recognised as Colour
#BD5BAD
- #BD5BAD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BD5BAD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 91, 173 and HSL 310°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BD5BAD#BD5BAD
HEX#BD5BAD
RGBrgb(189, 91, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3569, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.1%, 35.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(309.8, 42.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.8, 51.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 51.9%, 8.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,409,773
CSS custom property--colour: #BD5BAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#42A452
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5BBD6B
Analogous#9C5BBD, #BD5B7C
Triadic#ADBD5B, #5BADBD
Split complementary#7CBD5B, #5BBD9C
Tetradic#BD9C5B, #5BBD6B, #5B7CBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G91
B173
Red189 (74.1%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue309.8°
Saturation (HSL)42.61%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 5B · B AD
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