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Recognised as Colour

#BF05EA

  • #BF05EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BF05EA is a violet with RGB values 191, 5, 234 and HSL 289°, 96%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BF05EA#BF05EA
HEX#BF05EA
RGBrgb(191, 5, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0196, 0.9176
RGB percentages74.9%, 2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(288.7, 95.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 97.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK18.4%, 97.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,518,890
CSS custom property--colour: #BF05EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#40FA15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1077E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BD518Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Fuchsia · ΔE 19.2Magenta · ΔE 19.2Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30EA05
Analogous#4C05EA, #EA05A3
Triadic#EABF05, #05EABF
Split complementary#A3EA05, #05EA4C
Tetradic#EA4C05, #30EA05, #05A3EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2BDFE
Lighter +30%#E78BFD
Lighter +20%#DD5AFB
Lighter +10%#D328FA
Darker −10%#9604B8
Darker −20%#6D0386
Darker −30%#450254
Darker −40%#1C0122
More saturated +25%#C200EF
Less saturated −25%#AC23CC

Channel breakdown

R191
G5
B234
Red191 (74.9%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue288.73°
Saturation (HSL)95.82%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 05 · B EA

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