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Recognised as Colour

#BF0AE9

  • #BF0AE9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BF0AE9 is a violet with RGB values 191, 10, 233 and HSL 289°, 92%, 48%. 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

#BF0AE9#BF0AE9
HEX#BF0AE9
RGBrgb(191, 10, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0392, 0.9137
RGB percentages74.9%, 3.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(288.7, 91.8%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 95.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK18%, 95.7%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,520,169
CSS custom property--colour: #BF0AE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17177WCAG 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 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#40F516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1678E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BD518Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.5Blue violet · ΔE 17.5Fuchsia · ΔE 19.3Magenta · ΔE 19.3Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34E90A
Analogous#4F0AE9, #E90AA4
Triadic#E9BF0A, #0AE9BF
Split complementary#A4E90A, #0AE94F
Tetradic#E94F0A, #34E90A, #0AA4E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2C3FC
Lighter +30%#E792FA
Lighter +20%#DC61F8
Lighter +10%#D130F6
Darker −10%#9708B8
Darker −20%#6F0687
Darker −30%#470456
Darker −40%#1F0225
More saturated +25%#C500F3
Less saturated −25%#AC28CB

Channel breakdown

R191
G10
B233
Red191 (74.9%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue288.7°
Saturation (HSL)91.77%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 0A · B E9

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