Recognised as Colour
#BD609E
- #BD609E
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#BD609E is a magenta with RGB values 189, 96, 158 and HSL 320°, 41%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#BD609E#BD609E
HEX#BD609E
RGBrgb(189, 96, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3765, 0.6196
RGB percentages74.1%, 37.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(320, 41.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 49.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 49.2%, 16.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,411,038
CSS custom property--colour: #BD609E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#429F61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#60BD7F
Analogous#AD60BD, #BD6070
Triadic#9EBD60, #609EBD
Split complementary#70BD60, #60BDAE
Tetradic#BDAE60, #60BD7F, #606FBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G96
B158
Red189 (74.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)41.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 60 · B 9E
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