Recognised as Colour
#BD93BD
- #BD93BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD93BD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 147, 189 and HSL 300°, 24%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BD93BD#BD93BD
HEX#BD93BD
RGBrgb(189, 147, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5765, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.1%, 57.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(300, 24.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 22.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 22.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,424,125
CSS custom property--colour: #BD93BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#426C42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93BD93
Analogous#A893BD, #BD93A8
Triadic#BDBD93, #93BDBD
Split complementary#A8BD93, #93BDA8
Tetradic#BDA893, #93BD93, #93A8BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G147
B189
Red189 (74.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BD · G 93 · B BD
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