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Colour

#BF32E0

  • #BF32E0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF32E0 is a violet with RGB values 191, 50, 224 and HSL 289°, 74%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BF32E0#BF32E0
HEX#BF32E0
RGBrgb(191, 50, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1961, 0.8784
RGB percentages74.9%, 19.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(288.6, 73.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 77.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK14.7%, 77.7%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,530,400
CSS custom property--colour: #BF32E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#40CD1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E7CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original
Tritanopia#BF5989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Dark violet · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Fuchsia · ΔE 24.5Magenta · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53E032
Analogous#6832E0, #E032AA
Triadic#E0BF32, #32E0BF
Split complementary#AAE032, #32E068
Tetradic#E06832, #53E032, #32AAE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E3FB
Lighter +30%#E8B7F4
Lighter +20%#DB8BED
Lighter +10%#CD5EE7
Darker −10%#A31DC2
Darker −20%#7D1795
Darker −30%#581069
Darker −40%#33093D
More saturated +25%#D114FE
Less saturated −25%#AD4FC3

Channel breakdown

R191
G50
B224
Red191 (74.9%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue288.62°
Saturation (HSL)73.73%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 32 · B E0

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