Colour
#BDA8BD
- #BDA8BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDA8BD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 168, 189 and HSL 300°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDA8BD#BDA8BD
HEX#BDA8BD
RGBrgb(189, 168, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6588, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.1%, 65.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(300, 13.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 11.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,501
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA8BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#425742
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8BDA8
Analogous#B3A8BD, #BDA8B3
Triadic#BDBDA8, #A8BDBD
Split complementary#B3BDA8, #A8BDB3
Tetradic#BDB3A8, #A8BDA8, #A8B3BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G168
B189
Red189 (74.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)13.73%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BD · G A8 · B BD
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