Recognised as Colour
#BD69A5
- #BD69A5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#BD69A5 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 105, 165 and HSL 317°, 39%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#BD69A5#BD69A5
HEX#BD69A5
RGBrgb(189, 105, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4118, 0.6471
RGB percentages74.1%, 41.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(317.1, 38.9%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 44.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 12.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,413,349
CSS custom property--colour: #BD69A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#42965A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#69BD81
Analogous#AB69BD, #BD697B
Triadic#A5BD69, #69A5BD
Split complementary#7BBD69, #69BDAB
Tetradic#BDAB69, #69BD81, #697BBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G105
B165
Red189 (74.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 69 · B A5
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