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Recognised as Colour

#BF42AD

  • #BF42AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BF42AD is a magenta with RGB values 191, 66, 173 and HSL 309°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BF42AD#BF42AD
HEX#BF42AD
RGBrgb(191, 66, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2588, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.9%, 25.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(308.6, 49.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 65.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 65.4%, 9.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,534,445
CSS custom property--colour: #BF42AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#40BD52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#406AB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7CAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#C84C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2Medium violet red · ΔE 19.7Purple · ΔE 20.4Violet · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42BF54
Analogous#9342BF, #BF426E
Triadic#ADBF42, #42ADBF
Split complementary#6FBF42, #42BF92
Tetradic#BF9342, #42BF54, #426FBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DAEF
Lighter +30%#E6B4DF
Lighter +20%#D98ECE
Lighter +10%#CC68BE
Darker −10%#9A348B
Darker −20%#742769
Darker −30%#4E1A46
Darker −40%#280D24
More saturated +25%#DF22C4
Less saturated −25%#9F6296

Channel breakdown

R191
G66
B173
Red191 (74.9%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue308.64°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 42 · B AD

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