Recognised as Colour
#BDA9B8
- #BDA9B8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDA9B8 is a magenta with RGB values 189, 169, 184 and HSL 315°, 13%, 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
#BDA9B8#BDA9B8
HEX#BDA9B8
RGBrgb(189, 169, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6627, 0.7216
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.3%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(315, 13.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 10.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 2.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,429,752
CSS custom property--colour: #BDA9B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#425647
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9BDAE
Analogous#B8A9BD, #BDA9AE
Triadic#B8BDA9, #A9B8BD
Split complementary#AEBDA9, #A9BDB8
Tetradic#BDB8A9, #A9BDAE, #A9AEBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G169
B184
Red189 (74.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G A9 · B B8
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