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Recognised as Colour

#BF01CC

  • #BF01CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF01CC is a magenta with RGB values 191, 1, 204 and HSL 296°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BF01CC#BF01CC
HEX#BF01CC
RGBrgb(191, 1, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0039, 0.8
RGB percentages74.9%, 0.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(296.2, 99%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.2, 99.5%, 80%)
CMYK6.4%, 99.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,517,836
CSS custom property--colour: #BF01CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#40FE33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4274C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C33E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 17.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Fuchsia · ΔE 23Magenta · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0ECC01
Analogous#5A01CC, #CC0173
Triadic#CCBF01, #01CCBF
Split complementary#74CC01, #01CC5A
Tetradic#CC5A01, #0ECC01, #0174CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F89AFF
Lighter +30%#F568FE
Lighter +20%#F135FE
Lighter +10%#EE02FE
Darker −10%#8F0199
Darker −20%#600166
Darker −30%#300034
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#C000CD
Less saturated −25%#A91BB2

Channel breakdown

R191
G1
B204
Red191 (74.9%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue296.16°
Saturation (HSL)99.02%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 01 · B CC

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