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Recognised as Colour

#BD759C

  • #BD759C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BD759C is a magenta with RGB values 189, 117, 156 and HSL 328°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BD759C#BD759C
HEX#BD759C
RGBrgb(189, 117, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4588, 0.6118
RGB percentages74.1%, 45.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(327.5, 35.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.5, 38.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.1%, 17.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,416,412
CSS custom property--colour: #BD759C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25942WCAG 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 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#428A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B849Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C909Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C67483no 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 text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.3Plum · ΔE 20.1Rosy brown · ΔE 23.6Light pink · ΔE 27.6Pink · ΔE 30Thistle · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75BD96
Analogous#BA75BD, #BD7578
Triadic#9CBD75, #759CBD
Split complementary#78BD75, #75BDBA
Tetradic#BDBA75, #75BD96, #7578BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFDDE6
Lighter +20%#DEBACE
Lighter +10%#CD97B5
Darker −10%#AD5283
Darker −20%#8A4269
Darker −30%#68314F
Darker −40%#452135
More saturated +25%#D75B9E
Less saturated −25%#A48F9A

Channel breakdown

R189
G117
B156
Red189 (74.1%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue327.5°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 75 · B 9C

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