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Recognised as Colour

#BF3ECA

  • #BF3ECA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF3ECA is a magenta with RGB values 191, 62, 202 and HSL 295°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF3ECA#BF3ECA
HEX#BF3ECA
RGBrgb(191, 62, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2431, 0.7922
RGB percentages74.9%, 24.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(295.3, 56.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 69.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK5.4%, 69.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,533,450
CSS custom property--colour: #BF3ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#40C135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#186ECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Deuteranopia#587DC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C35580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Orchid · ΔE 22Violet · ΔE 24.9Purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49CA3E
Analogous#793ECA, #CA3E8F
Triadic#CABF3E, #3ECABF
Split complementary#8FCA3E, #3ECA79
Tetradic#CA793E, #49CA3E, #3E8FCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4DEF6
Lighter +30%#E7B6EB
Lighter +20%#DA8EE0
Lighter +10%#CC66D5
Darker −10%#9E2EA7
Darker −20%#78237F
Darker −30%#521857
Darker −40%#2C0D2F
More saturated +25%#D91FE9
Less saturated −25%#A55DAB

Channel breakdown

R191
G62
B202
Red191 (74.9%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue295.29°
Saturation (HSL)56.91%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 3E · B CA

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