Recognised as Colour

#BD9EBB

#BD9EBB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BD9EBB is a magenta with RGB values 189, 158, 187 and HSL 304°, 19%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BD9EBB#BD9EBB

HEX#BD9EBB

RGBrgb(189, 158, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6196, 0.7333

RGB percentages74.1%, 62%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(303.9, 19%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.9, 16.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 16.4%, 1.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,426,939

CSS custom property--colour: #BD9EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#426144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DA5BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3A9BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BFA0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12 Rosy brown · ΔE 18 Dark grey · ΔE 19.7 Plum · ΔE 20.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8 Silver · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EBDA0

Analogous#B09EBD, #BD9EAB

Triadic#BBBD9E, #9EBBBD

Split complementary#ABBD9E, #9EBDB0

Tetradic#BDB09E, #9EBDA0, #9EABBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF9FB

Lighter +20%#E6DBE6

Lighter +10%#D2BCD0

Darker −10%#A880A6

Darker −20%#92638F

Darker −30%#734F71

Darker −40%#553A53

More saturated +25%#D18ACD

Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R189

G158

B187

Red189 (74.1%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue303.87°

Saturation (HSL)19.02%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 9E · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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