Recognised as Colour
#BD72B7
- #BD72B7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD72B7 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 114, 183 and HSL 305°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BD72B7#BD72B7
HEX#BD72B7
RGBrgb(189, 114, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4471, 0.7176
RGB percentages74.1%, 44.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(304.8, 36.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 39.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.7%, 3.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,671
CSS custom property--colour: #BD72B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#428D48
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72BD78
Analogous#9D72BD, #BD7292
Triadic#B7BD72, #72B7BD
Split complementary#91BD72, #72BD9D
Tetradic#BD9E72, #72BD78, #7292BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G114
B183
Red189 (74.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue304.8°
Saturation (HSL)36.23%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 72 · B B7
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