Colour
#BD5D9C
- #BD5D9C
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#BD5D9C is a magenta with RGB values 189, 93, 156 and HSL 321°, 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 Pale violetred.
Colour values
#BD5D9C#BD5D9C
HEX#BD5D9C
RGBrgb(189, 93, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3647, 0.6118
RGB percentages74.1%, 36.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(320.6, 42.1%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 50.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 50.8%, 17.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,410,268
CSS custom property--colour: #BD5D9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#42A263
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5DBD7E
Analogous#AE5DBD, #BD5D6C
Triadic#9CBD5D, #5D9CBD
Split complementary#6CBD5D, #5DBDAE
Tetradic#BDAE5D, #5DBD7E, #5D6CBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G93
B156
Red189 (74.1%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue320.63°
Saturation (HSL)42.11%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 5D · B 9C
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