Recognised as Colour
#BD5E9C
- #BD5E9C
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#BD5E9C is a magenta with RGB values 189, 94, 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
#BD5E9C#BD5E9C
HEX#BD5E9C
RGBrgb(189, 94, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3686, 0.6118
RGB percentages74.1%, 36.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(320.8, 41.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.8, 50.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 50.3%, 17.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,410,524
CSS custom property--colour: #BD5E9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#42A163
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 text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EBD7F
Analogous#AF5EBD, #BD5E6C
Triadic#9CBD5E, #5E9CBD
Split complementary#6CBD5E, #5EBDAF
Tetradic#BDAF5E, #5EBD7F, #5E6CBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G94
B156
Red189 (74.1%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue320.84°
Saturation (HSL)41.85%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 5E · B 9C
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