Colour

#BF4280

#BF4280
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BF4280 is a red with RGB values 191, 66, 128 and HSL 330°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BF4280#BF4280

HEX#BF4280

RGBrgb(191, 66, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2588, 0.502

RGB percentages74.9%, 25.9%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(330.2, 49.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.2, 65.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 65.4%, 33%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,534,400

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4280;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#40BD7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#566382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Deuteranopia#78797Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CD3A5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.3 Hot pink · ΔE 20 Deep pink · ΔE 30.2 Orchid · ΔE 30.5 Indian red · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BF81

Analogous#BF42BE, #BF4342

Triadic#80BF42, #4280BF

Split complementary#42BF42, #42BFBF

Tetradic#BEBF42, #42BF81, #4342BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3DAE6

Lighter +30%#E6B4CD

Lighter +20%#D98EB3

Lighter +10%#CC689A

Darker −10%#9A3467

Darker −20%#74274D

Darker −30%#4E1A34

Darker −40%#280D1A

More saturated +25%#DF2280

Less saturated −25%#9F6280

Channel breakdown

R191

G66

B128

Red191 (74.9%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue330.24°

Saturation (HSL)49.41%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 42 · B 80

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