Recognised as Colour
#BD9BB1
- #BD9BB1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BD9BB1 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 155, 177 and HSL 321°, 20%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BD9BB1#BD9BB1
HEX#BD9BB1
RGBrgb(189, 155, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6078, 0.6941
RGB percentages74.1%, 60.8%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(321.2, 20.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.2, 18%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 6.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,426,161
CSS custom property--colour: #BD9BB1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#42644E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BBDA7
Analogous#B89BBD, #BD9BA0
Triadic#B1BD9B, #9BB1BD
Split complementary#A0BD9B, #9BBDB8
Tetradic#BDB89B, #9BBDA7, #9BA0BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G155
B177
Red189 (74.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue321.18°
Saturation (HSL)20.48%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 9B · B B1
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