Recognised as Colour
#BD5EA6
- #BD5EA6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BD5EA6 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 94, 166 and HSL 315°, 42%, 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
#BD5EA6#BD5EA6
HEX#BD5EA6
RGBrgb(189, 94, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3686, 0.651
RGB percentages74.1%, 36.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(314.5, 41.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 50.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 50.3%, 12.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,410,534
CSS custom property--colour: #BD5EA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#42A159
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EBD75
Analogous#A55EBD, #BD5E76
Triadic#A6BD5E, #5EA6BD
Split complementary#76BD5E, #5EBDA5
Tetradic#BDA55E, #5EBD75, #5E76BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G94
B166
Red189 (74.1%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue314.53°
Saturation (HSL)41.85%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 5E · B A6
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