Recognised as Colour
#BD69A6
- #BD69A6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#BD69A6 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 105, 166 and HSL 316°, 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
#BD69A6#BD69A6
HEX#BD69A6
RGBrgb(189, 105, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4118, 0.651
RGB percentages74.1%, 41.2%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(316.4, 38.9%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.4, 44.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 12.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,413,350
CSS custom property--colour: #BD69A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#429659
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#69BD80
Analogous#AA69BD, #BD697C
Triadic#A6BD69, #69A6BD
Split complementary#7CBD69, #69BDAA
Tetradic#BDAA69, #69BD80, #697CBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G105
B166
Red189 (74.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue316.43°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 69 · B A6
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