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Recognised as Colour

#BF03AA

  • #BF03AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BF03AA is a magenta with RGB values 191, 3, 170 and HSL 307°, 97%, 38%. 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

#BF03AA#BF03AA
HEX#BF03AA
RGBrgb(191, 3, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0118, 0.6667
RGB percentages74.9%, 1.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(306.7, 96.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 98.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 98.4%, 11%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,518,314
CSS custom property--colour: #BF03AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#40FC55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5971A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C92663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Purple · ΔE 22.3Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03BF18
Analogous#7603BF, #BF034C
Triadic#AABF03, #03AABF
Split complementary#4CBF03, #03BF76
Tetradic#BF7603, #03BF18, #034CBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD91F1
Lighter +30%#FC5FEB
Lighter +20%#FC2CE5
Lighter +10%#F104D7
Darker −10%#8D027D
Darker −20%#5B0151
Darker −30%#280124
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C200AC
Less saturated −25%#A71B97

Channel breakdown

R191
G3
B170
Red191 (74.9%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue306.7°
Saturation (HSL)96.91%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 03 · B AA

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