Colour

#BF3EC0

#BF3EC0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF3EC0 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 62, 192 and HSL 300°, 51%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF3EC0#BF3EC0

HEX#BF3EC0

RGBrgb(191, 62, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2431, 0.7529

RGB percentages74.9%, 24.3%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(299.5, 51.2%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.5, 67.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK0.5%, 67.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,533,440

CSS custom property--colour: #BF3EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#40C13F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#296CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E7CBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original

Tritanopia#C5517Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.1 Orchid · ΔE 18.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9 Purple · ΔE 22.3 Violet · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FC03E

Analogous#7E3EC0, #C03E80

Triadic#C0BF3E, #3EC0BF

Split complementary#80C03E, #3EC07E

Tetradic#C07E3E, #3FC03E, #3E80C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D8F2

Lighter +30%#E5B1E6

Lighter +20%#D98BD9

Lighter +10%#CC64CD

Darker −10%#993299

Darker −20%#722573

Darker −30%#4C194C

Darker −40%#260C26

More saturated +25%#DE1EE0

Less saturated −25%#A05EA0

Channel breakdown

R191

G62

B192

Red191 (74.9%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue299.54°

Saturation (HSL)51.18%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 3E · B C0

Keep nerding

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

#BF3EC0

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