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Colour

#BD749B

  • #BD749B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD749B is a magenta with RGB values 189, 116, 155 and HSL 328°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD749B#BD749B
HEX#BD749B
RGBrgb(189, 116, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4549, 0.6078
RGB percentages74.1%, 45.5%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(327.9, 35.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.9, 38.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 18%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,416,155
CSS custom property--colour: #BD749B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#428B64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A839Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8F99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C67382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.9Plum · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 23.8Light pink · ΔE 27.8Pink · ΔE 30.3Thistle · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74BD96
Analogous#BB74BD, #BD7476
Triadic#9BBD74, #749BBD
Split complementary#76BD74, #74BDBB
Tetradic#BDBB74, #74BD96, #7476BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#EEDCE6
Lighter +20%#DEB9CD
Lighter +10%#CD97B4
Darker −10%#AC5282
Darker −20%#8A4168
Darker −30%#67314E
Darker −40%#442134
More saturated +25%#D75A9D
Less saturated −25%#A38E99

Channel breakdown

R189
G116
B155
Red189 (74.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue327.95°
Saturation (HSL)35.61%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 74 · B 9B

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