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Recognised as Colour

#BF00AB

  • #BF00AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BF00AB is a magenta with RGB values 191, 0, 171 and HSL 306°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BF00AB#BF00AB
HEX#BF00AB
RGBrgb(191, 0, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0, 0.6706
RGB percentages74.9%, 0%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(306.3, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.3, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 10.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,517,547
CSS custom property--colour: #BF00AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#40FF54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5871A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C92664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 22.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium violet red · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 17.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BF14
Analogous#7400BF, #BF004B
Triadic#ABBF00, #00ABBF
Split complementary#4BBF00, #00BF74
Tetradic#BF7400, #00BF14, #004BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF8CF3
Lighter +30%#FF59EE
Lighter +20%#FF26E8
Lighter +10%#F200D9
Darker −10%#8C007D
Darker −20%#590050
Darker −30%#260022
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BF00AB
Less saturated −25%#A71898

Channel breakdown

R191
G0
B171
Red191 (74.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue306.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 00 · B AB

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