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Recognised as Colour

#BF318A

  • #BF318A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF318A is a magenta with RGB values 191, 49, 138 and HSL 322°, 59%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BF318A#BF318A
HEX#BF318A
RGBrgb(191, 49, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1922, 0.5412
RGB percentages74.9%, 19.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(322.4, 59.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 74.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 74.3%, 27.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,530,058
CSS custom property--colour: #BF318A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#40CE75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455D8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7587no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CC2C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.2Hot pink · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 25.7Purple · ΔE 25.7Deep pink · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31BF66
Analogous#AD31BF, #BF3143
Triadic#8ABF31, #318ABF
Split complementary#43BF31, #31BFAD
Tetradic#BFAD31, #31BF66, #3143BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2CAE3
Lighter +30%#E7A2CD
Lighter +20%#DD79B8
Lighter +10%#D251A2
Darker −10%#96276D
Darker −20%#6E1C4F
Darker −30%#451232
Darker −40%#1D0715
More saturated +25%#DD1392
Less saturated −25%#A14F82

Channel breakdown

R191
G49
B138
Red191 (74.9%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue322.39°
Saturation (HSL)59.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 31 · B 8A

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