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Colour

#BF42D1

  • #BF42D1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF42D1 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 66, 209 and HSL 292°, 61%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF42D1#BF42D1
HEX#BF42D1
RGBrgb(191, 66, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2588, 0.8196
RGB percentages74.9%, 25.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(292.4, 60.9%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 68.4%, 82%)
CMYK8.6%, 68.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,534,481
CSS custom property--colour: #BF42D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#40BD2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1271D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#567FCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C15B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.4Dark orchid · ΔE 13.3Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4Orchid · ΔE 23Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Violet · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54D142
Analogous#7842D1, #D1429B
Triadic#D1BF42, #42D1BF
Split complementary#9CD142, #42D177
Tetradic#D17742, #54D142, #429CD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E6F9
Lighter +30%#E9BDEF
Lighter +20%#DB94E5
Lighter +10%#CD6BDB
Darker −10%#A32CB4
Darker −20%#7E228B
Darker −30%#591862
Darker −40%#340E39
More saturated +25%#D525EE
Less saturated −25%#A95FB4

Channel breakdown

R191
G66
B209
Red191 (74.9%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue292.45°
Saturation (HSL)60.85%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 42 · B D1

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