Colour

#BF33FF

#BF33FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BF33FF is a violet with RGB values 191, 51, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BF33FF#BF33FF

HEX#BF33FF

RGBrgb(191, 51, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2, 1

RGB percentages74.9%, 20%, 100%

HSLhsl(281.2, 100%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 80%, 100%)

CMYK25.1%, 80%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,530,687

CSS custom property--colour: #BF33FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#40CC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0080FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B7689Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.3 Blue violet · ΔE 15.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.7 Magenta · ΔE 22.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73FF33

Analogous#5933FF, #FF33D9

Triadic#FFBF33, #33FFBF

Split complementary#D9FF33, #33FF59

Tetradic#FF5933, #73FF33, #33D9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFCCFF

Lighter +20%#DF99FF

Lighter +10%#CF66FF

Darker −10%#AF00FF

Darker −20%#8C00CC

Darker −30%#690099

Darker −40%#460066

More saturated +25%#BF33FF

Less saturated −25%#B64CE6

Channel breakdown

R191

G51

B255

Red191 (74.9%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue281.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 33 · B FF

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