Recognised as Colour
#BD7BC3
- #BD7BC3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD7BC3 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 123, 195 and HSL 295°, 37%, 62%. 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
#BD7BC3#BD7BC3
HEX#BD7BC3
RGBrgb(189, 123, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4824, 0.7647
RGB percentages74.1%, 48.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(295, 37.5%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295, 36.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK3.1%, 36.9%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,417,987
CSS custom property--colour: #BD7BC3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#42843C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#81C37B
Analogous#997BC3, #C37BA5
Triadic#C3BD7B, #7BC3BD
Split complementary#A5C37B, #7BC399
Tetradic#C3997B, #81C37B, #7BA5C3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G123
B195
Red189 (74.1%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue295°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G 7B · B C3
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