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Recognised as Colour

#BD8ABA

  • #BD8ABA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BD8ABA is a magenta with RGB values 189, 138, 186 and HSL 304°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BD8ABA#BD8ABA
HEX#BD8ABA
RGBrgb(189, 138, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5412, 0.7294
RGB percentages74.1%, 54.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(303.5, 27.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 27%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 27%, 1.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,421,818
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#427545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8896BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#939DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C18E9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.8Thistle · ΔE 23.1Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6Rosy brown · ΔE 26.2Light pink · ΔE 28.3Pink · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ABD8D
Analogous#A68ABD, #BD8AA1
Triadic#BABD8A, #8ABABD
Split complementary#A0BD8A, #8ABDA6
Tetradic#BDA78A, #8ABD8D, #8AA1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4ECF4
Lighter +20%#E2CBE0
Lighter +10%#CFABCD
Darker −10%#AB69A7
Darker −20%#90518C
Darker −30%#6F3F6C
Darker −40%#4F2C4D
More saturated +25%#D473CE
Less saturated −25%#A6A1A6

Channel breakdown

R189
G138
B186
Red189 (74.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue303.53°
Saturation (HSL)27.87%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 8A · B BA

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