Recognised as Colour

#BD7EB2

#BD7EB2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD7EB2 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 126, 178 and HSL 310°, 32%, 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

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HEX#BD7EB2

RGBrgb(189, 126, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.4941, 0.698

RGB percentages74.1%, 49.4%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(310.5, 32.3%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.5, 33.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 33.3%, 5.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,418,738

CSS custom property--colour: #BD7EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#42814D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8DB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D96B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C38191no 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 text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.1 Orchid · ΔE 28.4 Thistle · ΔE 28.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.9 Light pink · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7EBD89

Analogous#A97EBD, #BD7E93

Triadic#B2BD7E, #7EB2BD

Split complementary#93BD7E, #7EBDA9

Tetradic#BDA97E, #7EBD89, #7E93BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E3EE

Lighter +20%#E0C1DA

Lighter +10%#CEA0C6

Darker −10%#AC5C9E

Darker −20%#8D4881

Darker −30%#6B3762

Darker −40%#492643

More saturated +25%#D566C2

Less saturated −25%#A596A2

Channel breakdown

R189

G126

B178

Red189 (74.1%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue310.48°

Saturation (HSL)32.31%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 7E · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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