Colour

#BF3FBF

#BF3FBF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF3FBF is a magenta with RGB values 191, 63, 191 and HSL 300°, 50%, 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

#BF3FBF#BF3FBF

HEX#BF3FBF

RGBrgb(191, 63, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2471, 0.749

RGB percentages74.9%, 24.7%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(300, 50.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 67%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 67%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,533,695

CSS custom property--colour: #BF3FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#40C040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C6CC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F7DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C5517Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.9 Orchid · ΔE 18.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6 Purple · ΔE 22 Violet · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FBF3F

Analogous#7F3FBF, #BF3F7F

Triadic#BFBF3F, #3FBFBF

Split complementary#7FBF3F, #3FBF7F

Tetradic#BF7F3F, #3FBF3F, #3F7FBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D8F2

Lighter +30%#E5B2E5

Lighter +20%#D98BD9

Lighter +10%#CC65CC

Darker −10%#993299

Darker −20%#722672

Darker −30%#4C194C

Darker −40%#260C26

More saturated +25%#DF1FDF

Less saturated −25%#9F5F9F

Channel breakdown

R191

G63

B191

Red191 (74.9%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)50.39%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR BF · G 3F · B BF

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Colour values

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