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Recognised as Colour

#BD8EBC

  • #BD8EBC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BD8EBC is a magenta with RGB values 189, 142, 188 and HSL 301°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BD8EBC#BD8EBC
HEX#BD8EBC
RGBrgb(189, 142, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5569, 0.7373
RGB percentages74.1%, 55.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(301.3, 26.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 24.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 24.9%, 0.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,422,844
CSS custom property--colour: #BD8EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#427143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#969FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C0929Eno 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 text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 21.1Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2Pale violetred · ΔE 26.8Light pink · ΔE 27.5Pink · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EBD8F
Analogous#A78EBD, #BD8EA4
Triadic#BCBD8E, #8EBCBD
Split complementary#A5BD8E, #8EBDA7
Tetradic#BDA78E, #8EBD8F, #8EA4BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5EFF5
Lighter +20%#E3CEE2
Lighter +10%#D0AECF
Darker −10%#AA6EA9
Darker −20%#91548F
Darker −30%#70426F
Darker −40%#502F4F
More saturated +25%#D378D1
Less saturated −25%#A7A4A7

Channel breakdown

R189
G142
B188
Red189 (74.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue301.28°
Saturation (HSL)26.26%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 8E · B BC

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