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Recognised as Colour

#BF279E

  • #BF279E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF279E is a magenta with RGB values 191, 39, 158 and HSL 313°, 66%, 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

#BF279E#BF279E
HEX#BF279E
RGBrgb(191, 39, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1529, 0.6196
RGB percentages74.9%, 15.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(313, 66.1%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313, 79.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 79.6%, 17.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,527,518
CSS custom property--colour: #BF279E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#40D861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#315DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#65749Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CA2F61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.1Dark magenta · ΔE 17.3Purple · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 22.3Hot pink · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27BF48
Analogous#9427BF, #BF2752
Triadic#9EBF27, #279EBF
Split complementary#52BF27, #27BF94
Tetradic#BF9427, #27BF48, #2752BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2C0E7
Lighter +30%#E996D7
Lighter +20%#E16BC7
Lighter +10%#D841B7
Darker −10%#951E7B
Darker −20%#6A1658
Darker −30%#400D35
Darker −40%#160412
More saturated +25%#DC0AAE
Less saturated −25%#A2448E

Channel breakdown

R191
G39
B158
Red191 (74.9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue313.03°
Saturation (HSL)66.09%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 27 · B 9E

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