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Recognised as Colour

#BF38A4

  • #BF38A4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF38A4 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 56, 164 and HSL 312°, 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

#BF38A4#BF38A4
HEX#BF38A4
RGBrgb(191, 56, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2196, 0.6431
RGB percentages74.9%, 22%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(312, 54.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 70.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 70.7%, 14.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,531,876
CSS custom property--colour: #BF38A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#40C75B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C64A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6979A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C94069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 17.9Orchid · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Purple · ΔE 20Violet · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38BF53
Analogous#9738BF, #BF3860
Triadic#A4BF38, #38A4BF
Split complementary#61BF38, #38BF97
Tetradic#BF9638, #38BF53, #3860BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D1EB
Lighter +30%#E6AADA
Lighter +20%#DA83C9
Lighter +10%#CF5BB8
Darker −10%#982C82
Darker −20%#702160
Darker −30%#49153E
Darker −40%#210A1D
More saturated +25%#DE19B7
Less saturated −25%#A05791

Channel breakdown

R191
G56
B164
Red191 (74.9%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)54.66%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 38 · B A4

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