Recognised as Colour
#BD97BD
- #BD97BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BD97BD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 151, 189 and HSL 300°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BD97BD#BD97BD
HEX#BD97BD
RGBrgb(189, 151, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5922, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.1%, 59.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(300, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 20.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,425,149
CSS custom property--colour: #BD97BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#426842
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97BD97
Analogous#AA97BD, #BD97AA
Triadic#BDBD97, #97BDBD
Split complementary#AABD97, #97BDAA
Tetradic#BDAA97, #97BD97, #97AABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G151
B189
Red189 (74.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BD · G 97 · B BD
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