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Recognised as Colour

#BF37A2

  • #BF37A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF37A2 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 55, 162 and HSL 313°, 55%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BF37A2#BF37A2
HEX#BF37A2
RGBrgb(191, 55, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2157, 0.6353
RGB percentages74.9%, 21.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(312.8, 55.3%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.8, 71.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 71.2%, 15.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,531,618
CSS custom property--colour: #BF37A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#40C85D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C63A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#69789Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C93E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.2Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2Orchid · ΔE 18.7Purple · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Violet · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37BF54
Analogous#9837BF, #BF375E
Triadic#A2BF37, #37A2BF
Split complementary#5EBF37, #37BF98
Tetradic#BF9837, #37BF54, #375EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D0EB
Lighter +30%#E6A9D9
Lighter +20%#DB81C8
Lighter +10%#CF5AB6
Darker −10%#972C80
Darker −20%#70205F
Darker −30%#48153D
Darker −40%#21091C
More saturated +25%#DE18B4
Less saturated −25%#A05690

Channel breakdown

R191
G55
B162
Red191 (74.9%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue312.79°
Saturation (HSL)55.28%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 37 · B A2

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