Colour

#BF2896

#BF2896
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF2896 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 40, 150 and HSL 316°, 65%, 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

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HEX#BF2896

RGBrgb(191, 40, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1569, 0.5882

RGB percentages74.9%, 15.7%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(316.3, 65.4%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.3, 79.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 79.1%, 21.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,527,766

CSS custom property--colour: #BF2896;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#40D769

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#385C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#697493no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CB2B5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.5 Purple · ΔE 21.2 Orchid · ΔE 23.3 Hot pink · ΔE 24.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#28BF51

Analogous#9D28BF, #BF284A

Triadic#96BF28, #2896BF

Split complementary#4BBF28, #28BF9C

Tetradic#BF9C28, #28BF51, #284BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2C1E5

Lighter +30%#E997D3

Lighter +20%#E06DC1

Lighter +10%#D842AF

Darker −10%#951F75

Darker −20%#6B1654

Darker −30%#400E33

Darker −40%#160512

More saturated +25%#DC0BA3

Less saturated −25%#A24589

Channel breakdown

R191

G40

B150

Red191 (74.9%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue316.29°

Saturation (HSL)65.37%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 28 · B 96

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