Colour

#BF3EAD

#BF3EAD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF3EAD is a magenta with RGB values 191, 62, 173 and HSL 308°, 51%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF3EAD#BF3EAD

HEX#BF3EAD

RGBrgb(191, 62, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2431, 0.6784

RGB percentages74.9%, 24.3%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(308.4, 51%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.4, 67.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 67.5%, 9.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,533,421

CSS custom property--colour: #BF3EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#40C152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B68B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#687BAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C84870no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9 Orchid · ΔE 16.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 19.7 Purple · ΔE 20 Violet · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EBF50

Analogous#903EBF, #BF3E6D

Triadic#ADBF3E, #3EADBF

Split complementary#6DBF3E, #3EBF90

Tetradic#BF903E, #3EBF50, #3E6DBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D7EE

Lighter +30%#E6B0DE

Lighter +20%#D98ACE

Lighter +10%#CD63BE

Darker −10%#98328A

Darker −20%#722567

Darker −30%#4B1944

Darker −40%#250C22

More saturated +25%#DF1EC4

Less saturated −25%#9F5E96

Channel breakdown

R191

G62

B173

Red191 (74.9%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue308.37°

Saturation (HSL)50.99%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 3E · B AD

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#BF3EAD

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else