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Recognised as Colour

#BF27D5

  • #BF27D5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF27D5 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 39, 213 and HSL 292°, 69%, 49%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#BF27D5#BF27D5
HEX#BF27D5
RGBrgb(191, 39, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1529, 0.8353
RGB percentages74.9%, 15.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(292.4, 69%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 81.7%, 83.5%)
CMYK10.3%, 81.7%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,527,573
CSS custom property--colour: #BF27D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#40D82A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#4479D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C14E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Fuchsia · ΔE 24.7Magenta · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DD527
Analogous#6827D5, #D52794
Triadic#D5BF27, #27D5BF
Split complementary#94D527, #27D568
Tetradic#D56827, #3DD527, #2794D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D1F7
Lighter +30%#E6A6EF
Lighter +20%#D97BE7
Lighter +10%#CD50DF
Darker −10%#981FAA
Darker −20%#72177F
Darker −30%#4B0F54
Darker −40%#240729
More saturated +25%#D708F5
Less saturated −25%#A747B6

Channel breakdown

R191
G39
B213
Red191 (74.9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue292.41°
Saturation (HSL)69.05%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 27 · B D5

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