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Recognised as Colour

#BF08CE

  • #BF08CE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF08CE is a magenta with RGB values 191, 8, 206 and HSL 295°, 93%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BF08CE#BF08CE
HEX#BF08CE
RGBrgb(191, 8, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0314, 0.8078
RGB percentages74.9%, 3.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(295.5, 92.5%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.5, 96.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK7.3%, 96.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,519,630
CSS custom property--colour: #BF08CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#40F731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Deuteranopia#4175CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C34179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Dark violet · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Fuchsia · ΔE 22.9Magenta · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#17CE08
Analogous#5C08CE, #CE087A
Triadic#CEBF08, #08CEBF
Split complementary#7ACE08, #08CE5C
Tetradic#CE5C08, #17CE08, #087ACE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5A6FC
Lighter +30%#F075FA
Lighter +20%#EA44F8
Lighter +10%#E513F6
Darker −10%#91069D
Darker −20%#64046C
Darker −30%#36023B
Darker −40%#09000A
More saturated +25%#C600D6
Less saturated −25%#A823B3

Channel breakdown

R191
G8
B206
Red191 (74.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue295.45°
Saturation (HSL)92.52%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 08 · B CE

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