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Recognised as Colour

#BDA5BD

  • #BDA5BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BDA5BD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 165, 189 and HSL 300°, 15%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BDA5BD#BDA5BD
HEX#BDA5BD
RGBrgb(189, 165, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6471, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.1%, 64.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(300, 15.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 12.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,428,733
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA5BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#425A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4ABBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9ADBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BFA7ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.6Dark grey · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Rosy brown · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5BDA5
Analogous#B1A5BD, #BDA5B1
Triadic#BDBDA5, #A5BDBD
Split complementary#B1BDA5, #A5BDB1
Tetradic#BDB1A5, #A5BDA5, #A5B1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFE
Lighter +20%#E8E0E8
Lighter +10%#D3C2D3
Darker −10%#A788A7
Darker −20%#916B91
Darker −30%#745574
Darker −40%#573F57
More saturated +25%#D192D1
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R189
G165
B189
Red189 (74.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)15.38%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BD · G A5 · B BD

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