Recognised as Colour

#BD9DBA

#BD9DBA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BD9DBA is a magenta with RGB values 189, 157, 186 and HSL 306°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#BD9DBA

RGBrgb(189, 157, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6157, 0.7294

RGB percentages74.1%, 61.6%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(305.6, 19.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.6, 16.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 1.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,426,682

CSS custom property--colour: #BD9DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#426245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CA4BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3A8B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C09FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8 Dark grey · ΔE 19.9 Plum · ΔE 20 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3 Pink · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9DBDA0

Analogous#B09DBD, #BD9DAA

Triadic#BABD9D, #9DBABD

Split complementary#AABD9D, #9DBDB0

Tetradic#BDB09D, #9DBDA0, #9DAABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8FA

Lighter +20%#E6DAE5

Lighter +10%#D2BBCF

Darker −10%#A87FA5

Darker −20%#92628D

Darker −30%#734E70

Darker −40%#553952

More saturated +25%#D289CB

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R189

G157

B186

Red189 (74.1%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue305.63°

Saturation (HSL)19.51%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 9D · B BA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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