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Recognised as Colour

#BF269D

  • #BF269D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF269D is a magenta with RGB values 191, 38, 157 and HSL 313°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BF269D#BF269D
HEX#BF269D
RGBrgb(191, 38, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.149, 0.6157
RGB percentages74.9%, 14.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(313.3, 66.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 80.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 80.1%, 17.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,527,261
CSS custom property--colour: #BF269D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#40D962

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#315DA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#65749Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CA2E61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.7Dark magenta · ΔE 17.5Purple · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Orchid · ΔE 22.6Hot pink · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26BF48
Analogous#9426BF, #BF2651
Triadic#9DBF26, #269DBF
Split complementary#51BF26, #26BF94
Tetradic#BF9426, #26BF48, #2651BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2BFE7
Lighter +30%#EA94D7
Lighter +20%#E16AC7
Lighter +10%#D93FB7
Darker −10%#941E7A
Darker −20%#6A1557
Darker −30%#3F0D34
Darker −40%#150411
More saturated +25%#DC09AD
Less saturated −25%#A2438D

Channel breakdown

R191
G38
B157
Red191 (74.9%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue313.33°
Saturation (HSL)66.81%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 26 · B 9D

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