Colour

#BF40A2

#BF40A2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF40A2 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 64, 162 and HSL 314°, 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

#BF40A2#BF40A2

HEX#BF40A2

RGBrgb(191, 64, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.251, 0.6353

RGB percentages74.9%, 25.1%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(313.7, 49.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.7, 66.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 66.5%, 15.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,533,922

CSS custom property--colour: #BF40A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#40BF5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4567A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7B9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C9456Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.8 Orchid · ΔE 17 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4 Purple · ΔE 21.4 Hot pink · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40BF5D

Analogous#9D40BF, #BF4062

Triadic#A2BF40, #40A2BF

Split complementary#62BF40, #40BF9D

Tetradic#BF9D40, #40BF5D, #4062BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D9EC

Lighter +30%#E5B3DA

Lighter +20%#D98CC7

Lighter +10%#CC66B5

Darker −10%#993382

Darker −20%#732661

Darker −30%#4C1A41

Darker −40%#260D20

More saturated +25%#DF20B3

Less saturated −25%#9F6091

Channel breakdown

R191

G64

B162

Red191 (74.9%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue313.7°

Saturation (HSL)49.8%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 40 · B A2

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Colour values

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