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Recognised as Colour

#BF409D

  • #BF409D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF409D is a magenta with RGB values 191, 64, 157 and HSL 316°, 50%, 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 violet red.

Colour values

#BF409D#BF409D
HEX#BF409D
RGBrgb(191, 64, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.251, 0.6157
RGB percentages74.9%, 25.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(316.1, 49.8%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.1, 66.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 66.5%, 17.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,533,917
CSS custom property--colour: #BF409D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#40BF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4866A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7B9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CA4369no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.5Orchid · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Hot pink · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40BF62
Analogous#A140BF, #BF405E
Triadic#9DBF40, #409DBF
Split complementary#5EBF40, #40BFA2
Tetradic#BFA140, #40BF62, #405EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D9EB
Lighter +30%#E5B3D8
Lighter +20%#D98CC4
Lighter +10%#CC66B1
Darker −10%#99337E
Darker −20%#73265E
Darker −30%#4C1A3F
Darker −40%#260D1F
More saturated +25%#DF20AC
Less saturated −25%#9F608E

Channel breakdown

R191
G64
B157
Red191 (74.9%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue316.06°
Saturation (HSL)49.8%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 40 · B 9D

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