Recognised as Colour
#BD7AC5
- #BD7AC5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD7AC5 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 122, 197 and HSL 294°, 39%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BD7AC5#BD7AC5
HEX#BD7AC5
RGBrgb(189, 122, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4784, 0.7725
RGB percentages74.1%, 47.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(293.6, 39.3%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.6, 38.1%, 77.3%)
CMYK4.1%, 38.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,417,733
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7AC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#42853A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#82C57A
Analogous#987AC5, #C57AA7
Triadic#C5BD7A, #7AC5BD
Split complementary#A7C57A, #7AC598
Tetradic#C5987A, #82C57A, #7AA7C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G122
B197
Red189 (74.1%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue293.6°
Saturation (HSL)39.27%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 7A · B C5
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