Recognised as Colour

#BDB3BF

#BDB3BF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#BDB3BF is a magenta with RGB values 189, 179, 191 and HSL 290°, 9%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDB3BF#BDB3BF

HEX#BDB3BF

RGBrgb(189, 179, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.702, 0.749

RGB percentages74.1%, 70.2%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(290, 8.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290, 6.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK1%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,432,319

CSS custom property--colour: #BDB3BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#424C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2B5C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4B6BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BDB4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.3 Dark grey · ΔE 8.9 Thistle · ΔE 10.5 Light grey · ΔE 12.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B5BFB3

Analogous#B7B3BF, #BFB3BB

Triadic#BFBDB3, #B3BFBD

Split complementary#BBBFB3, #B3BFB7

Tetradic#BFB7B3, #B5BFB3, #B3BBBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDEAEE

Lighter +10%#D5CFD6

Darker −10%#A597A8

Darker −20%#8D7C90

Darker −30%#736376

Darker −40%#584C5A

More saturated +25%#C9A2D1

Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R189

G179

B191

Red189 (74.1%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue290°

Saturation (HSL)8.57%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BD · G B3 · B BF

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BDb3BF (chemical formula)

Formula
844.618 g/mol
6 atoms

BDb3BF has a molar mass of 844.618 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 3 × Db, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass844.618 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.4025212 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.1300171 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B2.6%

Db95.2%

F2.2%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 2.56%

Dubnium (Db × 3)804 g/mol, 95.191%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.249%

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