Recognised as Colour
#BD5CA6
- #BD5CA6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BD5CA6 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 92, 166 and HSL 314°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BD5CA6#BD5CA6
HEX#BD5CA6
RGBrgb(189, 92, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3608, 0.651
RGB percentages74.1%, 36.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(314.2, 42.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 51.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 51.3%, 12.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,410,022
CSS custom property--colour: #BD5CA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#42A359
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5CBD73
Analogous#A45CBD, #BD5C75
Triadic#A6BD5C, #5CA6BD
Split complementary#76BD5C, #5CBDA4
Tetradic#BDA45C, #5CBD73, #5C75BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G92
B166
Red189 (74.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue314.23°
Saturation (HSL)42.36%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 5C · B A6
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