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Recognised as Colour

#BD6D97

  • #BD6D97
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD6D97 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 109, 151 and HSL 329°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD6D97#BD6D97
HEX#BD6D97
RGBrgb(189, 109, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4275, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.1%, 42.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(328.5, 37.7%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.5, 42.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 42.3%, 20.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,414,359
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6D97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2399WCAG 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 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#429268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#747E98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#888B95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C76B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.3Plum · ΔE 22.1Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7Hot pink · ΔE 28.6Light pink · ΔE 30.1Light coral · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DBD93
Analogous#BB6DBD, #BD6D6F
Triadic#97BD6D, #6D97BD
Split complementary#6FBD6D, #6DBDBB
Tetradic#BDBB6D, #6DBD93, #6D6FBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9FB
Lighter +30%#EDD6E2
Lighter +20%#DDB3C9
Lighter +10%#CD90B0
Darker −10%#AA4D7E
Darker −20%#873D64
Darker −30%#642D4A
Darker −40%#411D30
More saturated +25%#D85398
Less saturated −25%#A38896

Channel breakdown

R189
G109
B151
Red189 (74.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue328.5°
Saturation (HSL)37.74%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 6D · B 97

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