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Recognised as Colour

#BF03E2

  • #BF03E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BF03E2 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 3, 226 and HSL 291°, 97%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BF03E2#BF03E2
HEX#BF03E2
RGBrgb(191, 3, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0118, 0.8863
RGB percentages74.9%, 1.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(290.6, 97.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 98.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK15.5%, 98.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,518,370
CSS custom property--colour: #BF03E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#40FC1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2576DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BF4C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.5Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Fuchsia · ΔE 19.3Magenta · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26E203
Analogous#4F03E2, #E20396
Triadic#E2BF03, #03E2BF
Split complementary#96E203, #03E24F
Tetradic#E24F03, #26E203, #0396E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B3FE
Lighter +30%#EA81FD
Lighter +20%#E14EFD
Lighter +10%#D91CFC
Darker −10%#9402B0
Darker −20%#6A027D
Darker −30%#3F014B
Darker −40%#150019
More saturated +25%#C100E5
Less saturated −25%#AB20C5

Channel breakdown

R191
G3
B226
Red191 (74.9%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue290.58°
Saturation (HSL)97.38%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 03 · B E2

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