Recognised as Colour
#BD6FBE
- #BD6FBE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BD6FBE is a magenta with RGB values 189, 111, 190 and HSL 299°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BD6FBE#BD6FBE
HEX#BD6FBE
RGBrgb(189, 111, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4353, 0.7451
RGB percentages74.1%, 43.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(299.2, 37.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.2, 41.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK0.5%, 41.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,414,910
CSS custom property--colour: #BD6FBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#429041
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70BE6F
Analogous#966FBE, #BE6F98
Triadic#BEBD6F, #6FBEBD
Split complementary#97BE6F, #6FBE96
Tetradic#BE966F, #70BE6F, #6F97BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G111
B190
Red189 (74.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue299.24°
Saturation (HSL)37.8%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 6F · B BE
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