Recognised as Colour

#BD8BB3

#BD8BB3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD8BB3 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 139, 179 and HSL 312°, 27%, 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

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HEX#BD8BB3

RGBrgb(189, 139, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5451, 0.702

RGB percentages74.1%, 54.5%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(312, 27.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312, 26.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 26.5%, 5.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,422,067

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8BB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 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#999999

Inverted#42744C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B96B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#969DB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#C28D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 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 14.6 Thistle · ΔE 20.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5 Light pink · ΔE 25.4 Pink · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BBD95

Analogous#AE8BBD, #BD8B9A

Triadic#B3BD8B, #8BB3BD

Split complementary#9ABD8B, #8BBDAE

Tetradic#BDAE8B, #8BBD95, #8B9ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EDF3

Lighter +20%#E2CCDE

Lighter +10%#CFACC8

Darker −10%#AB6A9E

Darker −20%#905284

Darker −30%#703F66

Darker −40%#4F2D48

More saturated +25%#D474C1

Less saturated −25%#A6A2A5

Channel breakdown

R189

G139

B179

Red189 (74.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue312°

Saturation (HSL)27.47%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 8B · B B3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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