Recognised as Colour
#BD70AB
- #BD70AB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD70AB is a magenta with RGB values 189, 112, 171 and HSL 314°, 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 Plum.
Colour values
#BD70AB#BD70AB
HEX#BD70AB
RGBrgb(189, 112, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4392, 0.6706
RGB percentages74.1%, 43.9%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(314, 36.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314, 40.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.7%, 9.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,147
CSS custom property--colour: #BD70AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#428F54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70BD82
Analogous#A970BD, #BD7084
Triadic#ABBD70, #70ABBD
Split complementary#84BD70, #70BDA9
Tetradic#BDA970, #70BD82, #7084BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G112
B171
Red189 (74.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue314.03°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 70 · B AB
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