Colour

#BD8BBA

#BD8BBA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BD8BBA is a magenta with RGB values 189, 139, 186 and HSL 304°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BD8BBA

RGBrgb(189, 139, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5451, 0.7294

RGB percentages74.1%, 54.5%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(303.6, 27.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.6, 26.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 26.5%, 1.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,422,074

CSS custom property--colour: #BD8BBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#427445

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8997BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#949DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C18F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12 Thistle · ΔE 22.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.8 Light pink · ΔE 27.9 Pink · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BBD8E

Analogous#A78BBD, #BD8BA1

Triadic#BABD8B, #8BBABD

Split complementary#A1BD8B, #8BBDA7

Tetradic#BDA78B, #8BBD8E, #8BA1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EDF4

Lighter +20%#E2CCE1

Lighter +10%#CFACCD

Darker −10%#AB6AA7

Darker −20%#90528C

Darker −30%#703F6D

Darker −40%#4F2D4D

More saturated +25%#D474CE

Less saturated −25%#A6A2A6

Channel breakdown

R189

G139

B186

Red189 (74.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue303.6°

Saturation (HSL)27.47%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 8B · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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