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Recognised as Colour

#BDB0BE

  • #BDB0BE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BDB0BE is a magenta with RGB values 189, 176, 190 and HSL 296°, 10%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BDB0BE#BDB0BE
HEX#BDB0BE
RGBrgb(189, 176, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6902, 0.7451
RGB percentages74.1%, 69%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(295.7, 9.7%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.7, 7.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK0.5%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,550
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB0BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#424F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB3BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B4BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BEB1B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 9.9Silver · ΔE 10Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 14.4Gainsboro · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1BEB0
Analogous#B6B0BE, #BEB0B8
Triadic#BEBDB0, #B0BEBD
Split complementary#B8BEB0, #B0BEB6
Tetradic#BEB6B0, #B1BEB0, #B0B8BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE8EC
Lighter +10%#D4CCD5
Darker −10%#A694A7
Darker −20%#8E7890
Darker −30%#736075
Darker −40%#584959
More saturated +25%#CC9ED0
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R189
G176
B190
Red189 (74.1%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue295.71°
Saturation (HSL)9.72%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G B0 · B BE

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