Recognised as Colour
#BD98BC
- #BD98BC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BD98BC is a magenta with RGB values 189, 152, 188 and HSL 302°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BD98BC#BD98BC
HEX#BD98BC
RGBrgb(189, 152, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.5961, 0.7373
RGB percentages74.1%, 59.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(301.6, 21.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 19.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 0.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,425,404
CSS custom property--colour: #BD98BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#426743
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98BD99
Analogous#AC98BD, #BD98AA
Triadic#BCBD98, #98BCBD
Split complementary#AABD98, #98BDAC
Tetradic#BDAC98, #98BD99, #98AABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G152
B188
Red189 (74.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue301.62°
Saturation (HSL)21.89%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 98 · B BC
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