Recognised as Colour

#BF2AB3

#BF2AB3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF2AB3 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 42, 179 and HSL 305°, 64%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF2AB3

RGBrgb(191, 42, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1647, 0.702

RGB percentages74.9%, 16.5%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(304.8, 63.9%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 78%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 78%, 6.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,528,307

CSS custom property--colour: #BF2AB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#40D54C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C62B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D77B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C73D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.5 Purple · ΔE 21.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7 Orchid · ΔE 22.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ABF36

Analogous#802ABF, #BF2A69

Triadic#B3BF2A, #2AB3BF

Split complementary#68BF2A, #2ABF80

Tetradic#BF812A, #2ABF36, #2A69BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2C3EE

Lighter +30%#E999E2

Lighter +20%#DF70D6

Lighter +10%#D646CB

Darker −10%#95218C

Darker −20%#6B1865

Darker −30%#420E3D

Darker −40%#180516

More saturated +25%#DC0DCB

Less saturated −25%#A2479B

Channel breakdown

R191

G42

B179

Red191 (74.9%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue304.83°

Saturation (HSL)63.95%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 2A · B B3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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