Recognised as Colour
#BDA1BA
- #BDA1BA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDA1BA is a magenta with RGB values 189, 161, 186 and HSL 306°, 18%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDA1BA#BDA1BA
HEX#BDA1BA
RGBrgb(189, 161, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6314, 0.7294
RGB percentages74.1%, 63.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(306.4, 17.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 14.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 1.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,427,706
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA1BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#425E45
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1BDA4
Analogous#B2A1BD, #BDA1AC
Triadic#BABDA1, #A1BABD
Split complementary#ACBDA1, #A1BDB2
Tetradic#BDB2A1, #A1BDA4, #A1ACBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G161
B186
Red189 (74.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue306.43°
Saturation (HSL)17.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A1 · B BA
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