Recognised as Colour
#BDAABD
- #BDAABD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDAABD is a magenta with RGB values 189, 170, 189 and HSL 300°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDAABD#BDAABD
HEX#BDAABD
RGBrgb(189, 170, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6667, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.1%, 66.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(300, 12.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 10.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,430,013
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAABD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#425542
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AABDAA
Analogous#B3AABD, #BDAAB3
Triadic#BDBDAA, #AABDBD
Split complementary#B3BDAA, #AABDB3
Tetradic#BDB3AA, #AABDAA, #AAB3BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G170
B189
Red189 (74.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)12.58%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BD · G AA · B BD
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