Colour

#BF40AB

#BF40AB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BF40AB is a magenta with RGB values 191, 64, 171 and HSL 309°, 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

#BF40AB#BF40AB

HEX#BF40AB

RGBrgb(191, 64, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.251, 0.6706

RGB percentages74.9%, 25.1%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(309.4, 49.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 66.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 66.5%, 10.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,533,931

CSS custom property--colour: #BF40AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#40BF54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F69AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#697BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C84970no 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 text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 17 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.9 Purple · ΔE 20.3 Violet · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40BF54

Analogous#9440BF, #BF406B

Triadic#ABBF40, #40ABBF

Split complementary#6BBF40, #40BF94

Tetradic#BF9440, #40BF54, #406BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D9EE

Lighter +30%#E5B3DD

Lighter +20%#D98CCD

Lighter +10%#CC66BC

Darker −10%#993389

Darker −20%#732667

Darker −30%#4C1A44

Darker −40%#260D22

More saturated +25%#DF20C1

Less saturated −25%#9F6095

Channel breakdown

R191

G64

B171

Red191 (74.9%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue309.45°

Saturation (HSL)49.8%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 40 · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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