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Recognised as Colour

#BD8AAD

  • #BD8AAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BD8AAD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 138, 173 and HSL 319°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BD8AAD#BD8AAD
HEX#BD8AAD
RGBrgb(189, 138, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5412, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.1%, 54.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(318.8, 27.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.8, 27%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 27%, 8.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,421,805
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32013WCAG 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 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#427552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B95AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#979CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C38B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1Thistle · ΔE 20.5Pale violetred · ΔE 23.5Light pink · ΔE 23.9Pink · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ABD9A
Analogous#B38ABD, #BD8A94
Triadic#ADBD8A, #8AADBD
Split complementary#93BD8A, #8ABDB3
Tetradic#BDB38A, #8ABD9A, #8A94BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4ECF2
Lighter +20%#E2CBDB
Lighter +10%#CFABC4
Darker −10%#AB6996
Darker −20%#90517C
Darker −30%#6F3F60
Darker −40%#4F2C44
More saturated +25%#D473B6
Less saturated −25%#A6A1A4

Channel breakdown

R189
G138
B173
Red189 (74.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue318.82°
Saturation (HSL)27.87%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 8A · B AD

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