Recognised as Colour

#BD85AC

#BD85AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD85AC is a magenta with RGB values 189, 133, 172 and HSL 318°, 30%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BD85AC#BD85AC

HEX#BD85AC

RGBrgb(189, 133, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5216, 0.6745

RGB percentages74.1%, 52.2%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(318.2, 29.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.2, 29.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 29.6%, 9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,420,524

CSS custom property--colour: #BD85AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#427A53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8691AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9499AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C38693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8 Thistle · ΔE 23.2 Light pink · ΔE 25.4 Pink · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85BD96

Analogous#B285BD, #BD8590

Triadic#ACBD85, #85ACBD

Split complementary#90BD85, #85BDB2

Tetradic#BDB285, #85BD96, #8590BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E8F0

Lighter +20%#E1C7D9

Lighter +10%#CFA6C3

Darker −10%#AB6495

Darker −20%#8F4D7B

Darker −30%#6E3B5E

Darker −40%#4D2942

More saturated +25%#D46EB5

Less saturated −25%#A59CA3

Channel breakdown

R189

G133

B172

Red189 (74.1%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue318.21°

Saturation (HSL)29.79%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 85 · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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