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Recognised as Colour

#BF08DB

  • #BF08DB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BF08DB is a magenta with RGB values 191, 8, 219 and HSL 292°, 93%, 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

#BF08DB#BF08DB
HEX#BF08DB
RGBrgb(191, 8, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0314, 0.8588
RGB percentages74.9%, 3.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(292, 93%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 96.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK12.8%, 96.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,519,643
CSS custom property--colour: #BF08DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#40F724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3276D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C04981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 19Fuchsia · ΔE 20.2Magenta · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24DB08
Analogous#5608DB, #DB088E
Triadic#DBBF08, #08DBBF
Split complementary#8EDB08, #08DB56
Tetradic#DB5508, #24DB08, #088EDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2B3FC
Lighter +30%#EA82FA
Lighter +20%#E250F9
Lighter +10%#DA1FF7
Darker −10%#9406AA
Darker −20%#690479
Darker −30%#3E0347
Darker −40%#130116
More saturated +25%#C500E3
Less saturated −25%#AA24BF

Channel breakdown

R191
G8
B219
Red191 (74.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue292.04°
Saturation (HSL)92.95%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 08 · B DB

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