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Recognised as Colour

#BD7BAF

  • #BD7BAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BD7BAF is a magenta with RGB values 189, 123, 175 and HSL 313°, 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

#BD7BAF#BD7BAF
HEX#BD7BAF
RGBrgb(189, 123, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4824, 0.6863
RGB percentages74.1%, 48.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(312.7, 33.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.7, 34.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 7.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,417,967
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7BAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#428450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8BB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B94ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C37E8Eno 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 text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.4Pale violetred · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 27.9Rosy brown · ΔE 29.1Thistle · ΔE 29.7Light pink · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BBD89
Analogous#AA7BBD, #BD7B8E
Triadic#AFBD7B, #7BAFBD
Split complementary#8EBD7B, #7BBDAA
Tetradic#BDAA7B, #7BBD89, #7B8EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E1ED
Lighter +20%#DFBFD8
Lighter +10%#CE9DC4
Darker −10%#AC599A
Darker −20%#8C467D
Darker −30%#6A355F
Darker −40%#482440
More saturated +25%#D662BD
Less saturated −25%#A494A1

Channel breakdown

R189
G123
B175
Red189 (74.1%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue312.73°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 7B · B AF

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