Colour

#BF45C1

#BF45C1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF45C1 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 69, 193 and HSL 299°, 50%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF45C1

RGBrgb(191, 69, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2706, 0.7569

RGB percentages74.9%, 27.1%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(299, 50%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299, 64.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK1%, 64.2%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,535,233

CSS custom property--colour: #BF45C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#40BA3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#336FC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#627FBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C4567Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.2 Orchid · ΔE 16.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2 Violet · ΔE 20.8 Purple · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#47C145

Analogous#8145C1, #C14585

Triadic#C1BF45, #45C1BF

Split complementary#85C145, #45C181

Tetradic#C18145, #47C145, #4585C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4DEF4

Lighter +30%#E6B8E7

Lighter +20%#D992DB

Lighter +10%#CC6BCE

Darker −10%#9D359E

Darker −20%#772878

Darker −30%#511B52

Darker −40%#2B0F2B

More saturated +25%#DD26E0

Less saturated −25%#A164A2

Channel breakdown

R191

G69

B193

Red191 (74.9%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue299.03°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 45 · B C1

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