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Recognised as Colour

#BD689B

  • #BD689B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD689B is a magenta with RGB values 189, 104, 155 and HSL 324°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD689B#BD689B
HEX#BD689B
RGBrgb(189, 104, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4078, 0.6078
RGB percentages74.1%, 40.8%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(324, 39.2%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324, 45%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 45%, 18%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,413,083
CSS custom property--colour: #BD689B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#429764

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7B9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#848999no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C7687Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15Plum · ΔE 22Hot pink · ΔE 25.9Orchid · ΔE 27.3Rosy brown · ΔE 31.6Medium violet red · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68BD8A
Analogous#B568BD, #BD6870
Triadic#9BBD68, #689BBD
Split complementary#71BD68, #68BDB4
Tetradic#BDB468, #68BD8A, #6871BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF6F9
Lighter +30%#ECD2E2
Lighter +20%#DCAFCA
Lighter +10%#CD8BB3
Darker −10%#A84A82
Darker −20%#853A67
Darker −30%#612B4B
Darker −40%#3E1B30
More saturated +25%#D84DA0
Less saturated −25%#A28396

Channel breakdown

R189
G104
B155
Red189 (74.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue324°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 68 · B 9B

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