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Recognised as Colour

#BF218A

  • #BF218A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF218A is a magenta with RGB values 191, 33, 138 and HSL 320°, 71%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BF218A#BF218A
HEX#BF218A
RGBrgb(191, 33, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1294, 0.5412
RGB percentages74.9%, 12.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(320.1, 70.5%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.1, 82.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 82.7%, 27.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,525,962
CSS custom property--colour: #BF218A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#40DE75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B588Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7287no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CD1B55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 5.3Hot pink · ΔE 23.1Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 24.1Deep pink · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#21BF56
Analogous#A521BF, #BF213B
Triadic#8ABF21, #218ABF
Split complementary#3BBF21, #21BFA5
Tetradic#BFA521, #21BF56, #213BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3B9E0
Lighter +30%#EB8ECC
Lighter +20%#E462B8
Lighter +10%#DC37A5
Darker −10%#94196B
Darker −20%#68124B
Darker −30%#3D0A2C
Darker −40%#11030C
More saturated +25%#DB0593
Less saturated −25%#A33D81

Channel breakdown

R191
G33
B138
Red191 (74.9%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue320.13°
Saturation (HSL)70.54%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 21 · B 8A

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