Colour

#BF0879

#BF0879
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF0879 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 8, 121 and HSL 323°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BF0879

RGBrgb(191, 8, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0314, 0.4745

RGB percentages74.9%, 3.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(323, 92%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(323, 95.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 95.8%, 36.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,519,545

CSS custom property--colour: #BF0879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#40F786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A507Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6E75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 4.5 Deep pink · ΔE 21.2 Hot pink · ΔE 23.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 29.4 Purple · ΔE 29.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 4.45, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#08BF4E

Analogous#AA08BF, #BF081E

Triadic#79BF08, #0879BF

Split complementary#1DBF08, #08BFAA

Tetradic#BFAA08, #08BF4E, #081DBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FB98D5

Lighter +30%#F967C1

Lighter +20%#F736AD

Lighter +10%#F00A98

Darker −10%#8E065A

Darker −20%#5D043B

Darker −30%#2C021C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C7007B

Less saturated −25%#A62173

Channel breakdown

R191

B121

Red191 (74.9%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue322.95°

Saturation (HSL)91.96%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 08 · B 79

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