Colour
#BDA6B9
- #BDA6B9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDA6B9 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 166, 185 and HSL 310°, 15%, 70%. 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
#BDA6B9#BDA6B9
HEX#BDA6B9
RGBrgb(189, 166, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.651, 0.7255
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.1%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(310.4, 14.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.4, 12.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 2.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,428,985
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA6B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#425946
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6BDAA
Analogous#B6A6BD, #BDA6AD
Triadic#B9BDA6, #A6B9BD
Split complementary#ADBDA6, #A6BDB6
Tetradic#BDB6A6, #A6BDAA, #A6ADBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G166
B185
Red189 (74.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue310.43°
Saturation (HSL)14.84%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A6 · B B9
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