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Recognised as Colour

#BF0270

  • #BF0270
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF0270 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 2, 112 and HSL 325°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BF0270#BF0270
HEX#BF0270
RGBrgb(191, 2, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0078, 0.4392
RGB percentages74.9%, 0.8%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(325.1, 97.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.1, 99%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 99%, 41.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,518,000
CSS custom property--colour: #BF0270;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#40FD8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4E72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6D6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CF0041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.9Deep pink · ΔE 20.9Hot pink · ΔE 24.6Pale violetred · ΔE 31.3Purple · ΔE 33.5Dark magenta · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02BF51
Analogous#AF02BF, #BF0212
Triadic#70BF02, #0270BF
Split complementary#12BF02, #02BFAF
Tetradic#BFAF02, #02BF51, #0212BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE8FD0
Lighter +30%#FD5DBA
Lighter +20%#FD2AA5
Lighter +10%#F1038E
Darker −10%#8D0152
Darker −20%#5A0135
Darker −30%#280017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C10070
Less saturated −25%#A71A6C

Channel breakdown

R191
G2
B112
Red191 (74.9%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue325.08°
Saturation (HSL)97.93%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 02 · B 70

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