Recognised as Colour

#BD85C0

#BD85C0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD85C0 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 133, 192 and HSL 297°, 32%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BD85C0

RGBrgb(189, 133, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5216, 0.7529

RGB percentages74.1%, 52.2%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(296.9, 31.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.9, 30.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK1.6%, 30.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,420,544

CSS custom property--colour: #BD85C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#427A3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8094C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E9ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C08B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.8 Orchid · ΔE 26.9 Thistle · ΔE 28.2 Medium purple · ΔE 29.4 Violet · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88C085

Analogous#9F85C0, #C085A5

Triadic#C0BD85, #85C0BD

Split complementary#A5C085, #85C09F

Tetradic#C09F85, #88C085, #85A5C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EAF4

Lighter +20%#E1C8E3

Lighter +10%#CFA7D1

Darker −10%#AB63AF

Darker −20%#8F4C93

Darker −30%#6F3B71

Darker −40%#4E2950

More saturated +25%#D26ED7

Less saturated −25%#A89CA9

Channel breakdown

R189

G133

B192

Red189 (74.1%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue296.95°

Saturation (HSL)31.89%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G 85 · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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