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Recognised as Colour

#BF45D3

  • #BF45D3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF45D3 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 69, 211 and HSL 292°, 62%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF45D3#BF45D3
HEX#BF45D3
RGBrgb(191, 69, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2706, 0.8275
RGB percentages74.9%, 27.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(291.5, 61.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.5, 67.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK9.5%, 67.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,535,251
CSS custom property--colour: #BF45D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#40BA2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1773D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5680D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C15D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.6Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2Orchid · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 22.9Violet · ΔE 24.7Dark violet · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59D345
Analogous#7845D3, #D345A0
Triadic#D3BF45, #45D3BF
Split complementary#A0D345, #45D378
Tetradic#D37845, #59D345, #45A0D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EAFA
Lighter +30%#EAC1F0
Lighter +20%#DB97E7
Lighter +10%#CD6EDD
Darker −10%#A52CB9
Darker −20%#802290
Darker −30%#5C1867
Darker −40%#370F3D
More saturated +25%#D428F0
Less saturated −25%#AA62B6

Channel breakdown

R191
G69
B211
Red191 (74.9%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue291.55°
Saturation (HSL)61.74%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 45 · B D3

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