Colour
#BD66B2
- #BD66B2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BD66B2 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 102, 178 and HSL 308°, 40%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BD66B2#BD66B2
HEX#BD66B2
RGBrgb(189, 102, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4, 0.698
RGB percentages74.1%, 40%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(307.6, 39.7%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 46%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 46%, 5.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,412,594
CSS custom property--colour: #BD66B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#42994D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#66BD71
Analogous#9D66BD, #BD6686
Triadic#B2BD66, #66B2BD
Split complementary#86BD66, #66BD9D
Tetradic#BD9D66, #66BD71, #6686BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G102
B178
Red189 (74.1%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue307.59°
Saturation (HSL)39.73%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 66 · B B2
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