Colour

#BD7AAE

#BD7AAE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD7AAE is a magenta with RGB values 189, 122, 174 and HSL 313°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BD7AAE

RGBrgb(189, 122, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4784, 0.6824

RGB percentages74.1%, 47.8%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(313.4, 33.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.4, 35.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 35.4%, 7.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,417,710

CSS custom property--colour: #BD7AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#428551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A8AB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B93ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C37D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 27.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.2 Thistle · ΔE 30.1 Light pink · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7ABD89

Analogous#AB7ABD, #BD7A8C

Triadic#AEBD7A, #7AAEBD

Split complementary#8CBD7A, #7ABDAB

Tetradic#BDAB7A, #7ABD89, #7A8CBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E0EC

Lighter +20%#DFBED8

Lighter +10%#CE9CC3

Darker −10%#AC5899

Darker −20%#8C457C

Darker −30%#6A345E

Darker −40%#48233F

More saturated +25%#D661BC

Less saturated −25%#A493A0

Channel breakdown

R189

G122

B174

Red189 (74.1%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue313.43°

Saturation (HSL)33.67%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 7A · B AE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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