Recognised as Colour
#BD72BB
- #BD72BB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BD72BB is a magenta with RGB values 189, 114, 187 and HSL 302°, 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 Orchid.
Colour values
#BD72BB#BD72BB
HEX#BD72BB
RGBrgb(189, 114, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4471, 0.7333
RGB percentages74.1%, 44.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(301.6, 36.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 39.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.7%, 1.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,415,675
CSS custom property--colour: #BD72BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#428D44
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72BD74
Analogous#9A72BD, #BD7295
Triadic#BBBD72, #72BBBD
Split complementary#95BD72, #72BD9A
Tetradic#BD9A72, #72BD74, #7295BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G114
B187
Red189 (74.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue301.6°
Saturation (HSL)36.23%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 72 · B BB
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