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Recognised as Colour

#BF06DD

  • #BF06DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BF06DD is a magenta with RGB values 191, 6, 221 and HSL 292°, 95%, 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

#BF06DD#BF06DD
HEX#BF06DD
RGBrgb(191, 6, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0235, 0.8667
RGB percentages74.9%, 2.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(291.6, 94.7%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 97.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK13.6%, 97.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,519,133
CSS custom property--colour: #BF06DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#40F922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F76D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C04A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.9Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Fuchsia · ΔE 19.9Magenta · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24DD06
Analogous#5306DD, #DD0690
Triadic#DDBF06, #06DDBF
Split complementary#90DD06, #06DD53
Tetradic#DD5306, #24DD06, #0690DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B2FD
Lighter +30%#EA80FC
Lighter +20%#E24FFA
Lighter +10%#DA1DF9
Darker −10%#9405AB
Darker −20%#69037A
Darker −30%#3E0248
Darker −40%#130116
More saturated +25%#C300E3
Less saturated −25%#AB22C1

Channel breakdown

R191
G6
B221
Red191 (74.9%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue291.63°
Saturation (HSL)94.71%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 06 · B DD

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