Colour

#BF40AA

#BF40AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BF40AA is a magenta with RGB values 191, 64, 170 and HSL 310°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BF40AA#BF40AA

HEX#BF40AA

RGBrgb(191, 64, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.251, 0.6667

RGB percentages74.9%, 25.1%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(309.9, 49.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 66.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 66.5%, 11%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,533,930

CSS custom property--colour: #BF40AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#40BF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4069ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7BA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C8496Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.5 Purple · ΔE 20.3 Violet · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40BF55

Analogous#9540BF, #BF406A

Triadic#AABF40, #40AABF

Split complementary#6ABF40, #40BF95

Tetradic#BF9540, #40BF55, #406ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D9EE

Lighter +30%#E5B3DD

Lighter +20%#D98CCC

Lighter +10%#CC66BB

Darker −10%#993388

Darker −20%#732666

Darker −30%#4C1A44

Darker −40%#260D22

More saturated +25%#DF20BF

Less saturated −25%#9F6095

Channel breakdown

R191

G64

B170

Red191 (74.9%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue309.92°

Saturation (HSL)49.8%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 40 · B AA

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