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Recognised as Colour

#BF02BC

  • #BF02BC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF02BC is a magenta with RGB values 191, 2, 188 and HSL 301°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BF02BC#BF02BC
HEX#BF02BC
RGBrgb(191, 2, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0078, 0.7373
RGB percentages74.9%, 0.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(301, 97.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301, 99%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 99%, 1.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,518,076
CSS custom property--colour: #BF02BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#40FD43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F73B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C6346Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Purple · ΔE 27.2Fuchsia · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02BF05
Analogous#6302BF, #BF025E
Triadic#BCBF02, #02BCBF
Split complementary#5DBF02, #02BF64
Tetradic#BF6402, #02BF05, #025DBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE8FFC
Lighter +30%#FD5DFB
Lighter +20%#FD2AF9
Lighter +10%#F103EE
Darker −10%#8D018A
Darker −20%#5A0159
Darker −30%#280027
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C100BE
Less saturated −25%#A71AA5

Channel breakdown

R191
G2
B188
Red191 (74.9%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue300.95°
Saturation (HSL)97.93%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 02 · B BC

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