Recognised as Colour

#BD7BAB

#BD7BAB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD7BAB is a magenta with RGB values 189, 123, 171 and HSL 316°, 33%, 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#BD7BAB

RGBrgb(189, 123, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4824, 0.6706

RGB percentages74.1%, 48.2%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(316.4, 33.3%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.4, 34.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 34.9%, 9.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,417,963

CSS custom property--colour: #BD7BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#428454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8AADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D94A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C47D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1 Thistle · ΔE 28.9 Light pink · ΔE 29.6 Orchid · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BBD8D

Analogous#AE7BBD, #BD7B8A

Triadic#ABBD7B, #7BABBD

Split complementary#8ABD7B, #7BBDAE

Tetradic#BDAE7B, #7BBD8D, #7B8ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E1EC

Lighter +20%#DFBFD6

Lighter +10%#CE9DC1

Darker −10%#AC5995

Darker −20%#8C4679

Darker −30%#6A355C

Darker −40%#48243E

More saturated +25%#D662B6

Less saturated −25%#A494A0

Channel breakdown

R189

G123

B171

Red189 (74.1%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue316.36°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 7B · B AB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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