Colour
#BD70AE
- #BD70AE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD70AE is a magenta with RGB values 189, 112, 174 and HSL 312°, 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
#BD70AE#BD70AE
HEX#BD70AE
RGBrgb(189, 112, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4392, 0.6824
RGB percentages74.1%, 43.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(311.7, 36.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.7, 40.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.7%, 7.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,150
CSS custom property--colour: #BD70AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#428F51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70BD7F
Analogous#A570BD, #BD7088
Triadic#AEBD70, #70AEBD
Split complementary#88BD70, #70BDA5
Tetradic#BDA570, #70BD7F, #7088BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G112
B174
Red189 (74.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue311.69°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 70 · B AE
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