Recognised as Colour
#BD72A7
- #BD72A7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD72A7 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 114, 167 and HSL 318°, 36%, 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
#BD72A7#BD72A7
HEX#BD72A7
RGBrgb(189, 114, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4471, 0.6549
RGB percentages74.1%, 44.7%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(317.6, 36.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 39.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.7%, 11.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,655
CSS custom property--colour: #BD72A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25643WCAG 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 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#428D58
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72BD88
Analogous#AE72BD, #BD7281
Triadic#A7BD72, #72A7BD
Split complementary#81BD72, #72BDAE
Tetradic#BDAE72, #72BD88, #7281BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G114
B167
Red189 (74.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue317.6°
Saturation (HSL)36.23%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 72 · B A7
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