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Recognised as Colour

#BF0291

  • #BF0291
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF0291 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 2, 145 and HSL 315°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BF0291#BF0291
HEX#BF0291
RGBrgb(191, 2, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0078, 0.5686
RGB percentages74.9%, 0.8%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(314.6, 97.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.6, 99%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 99%, 24.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,518,033
CSS custom property--colour: #BF0291;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#40FD6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#295494no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#646F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CC0554no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.4Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Purple · ΔE 22.2Deep pink · ΔE 26.3Orchid · ΔE 27.9Medium orchid · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02BF30
Analogous#8E02BF, #BF0233
Triadic#91BF02, #0291BF
Split complementary#33BF02, #02BF8E
Tetradic#BF8E02, #02BF30, #0233BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE8FE3
Lighter +30%#FD5DD6
Lighter +20%#FD2ACA
Lighter +10%#F103B7
Darker −10%#8D016B
Darker −20%#5A0144
Darker −30%#28001E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C10092
Less saturated −25%#A71A85

Channel breakdown

R191
G2
B145
Red191 (74.9%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue314.6°
Saturation (HSL)97.93%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 02 · B 91

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