Colour

#BF42D4

#BF42D4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF42D4 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 66, 212 and HSL 291°, 63%, 55%. 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

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HEX#BF42D4

RGBrgb(191, 66, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2588, 0.8314

RGB percentages74.9%, 25.9%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(291.4, 62.9%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 68.9%, 83.1%)

CMYK9.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,534,484

CSS custom property--colour: #BF42D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#40BD2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0672D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#547FD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C15C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5 Dark violet · ΔE 23.9 Orchid · ΔE 24.2 Blue violet · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57D442

Analogous#7642D4, #D442A0

Triadic#D4BF42, #42D4BF

Split complementary#A0D442, #42D476

Tetradic#D47642, #57D442, #42A0D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E8FA

Lighter +30%#E9BFF0

Lighter +20%#DB95E7

Lighter +10%#CD6CDD

Darker −10%#A42AB9

Darker −20%#7F218F

Darker −30%#5B1766

Darker −40%#360E3C

More saturated +25%#D425F1

Less saturated −25%#AA5FB7

Channel breakdown

R191

G66

B212

Red191 (74.9%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue291.37°

Saturation (HSL)62.93%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 42 · B D4

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