Recognised as Colour
#BD6FB9
- #BD6FB9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BD6FB9 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 111, 185 and HSL 303°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BD6FB9#BD6FB9
HEX#BD6FB9
RGBrgb(189, 111, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4353, 0.7255
RGB percentages74.1%, 43.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(303.1, 37.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 41.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 2.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,414,905
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6FB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#429046
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6FBD73
Analogous#9A6FBD, #BD6F92
Triadic#B9BD6F, #6FB9BD
Split complementary#92BD6F, #6FBD9A
Tetradic#BD9A6F, #6FBD73, #6F92BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G111
B185
Red189 (74.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue303.08°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 6F · B B9
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