Colour

#BF2FBF

#BF2FBF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF2FBF is a magenta with RGB values 191, 47, 191 and HSL 300°, 61%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF2FBF

RGBrgb(191, 47, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1843, 0.749

RGB percentages74.9%, 18.4%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(300, 60.5%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 75.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 75.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,529,599

CSS custom property--colour: #BF2FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#40D040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0866C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5879BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C54776no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.7 Purple · ΔE 23.5 Orchid · ΔE 24 Violet · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FBF2F

Analogous#772FBF, #BF2F77

Triadic#BFBF2F, #2FBFBF

Split complementary#77BF2F, #2FBF77

Tetradic#BF772F, #2FBF2F, #2F77BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2C8F2

Lighter +30%#E79FE7

Lighter +20%#DD77DD

Lighter +10%#D34ED3

Darker −10%#962596

Darker −20%#6D1B6D

Darker −30%#441144

Darker −40%#1B071B

More saturated +25%#DD11DD

Less saturated −25%#A14DA1

Channel breakdown

R191

G47

B191

Red191 (74.9%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)60.5%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR BF · G 2F · B BF

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Colour values

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