Colour

#BF46DC

#BF46DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF46DC is a violet with RGB values 191, 70, 220 and HSL 288°, 68%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF46DC

RGBrgb(191, 70, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2745, 0.8627

RGB percentages74.9%, 27.5%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(288.4, 68.2%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 68.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK13.2%, 68.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,535,516

CSS custom property--colour: #BF46DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1

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

Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#40B923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5081D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original

Tritanopia#BF628Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6 Dark violet · ΔE 22.2 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Orchid · ΔE 25.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#63DC46

Analogous#7446DC, #DC46AE

Triadic#DCBF46, #46DCBF

Split complementary#AEDC46, #46DC74

Tetradic#DC7446, #63DC46, #46AEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF2FC

Lighter +30%#ECC7F4

Lighter +20%#DD9CEC

Lighter +10%#CE71E4

Darker −10%#A926C9

Darker −20%#851E9E

Darker −30%#611673

Darker −40%#3D0E48

More saturated +25%#D02AF8

Less saturated −25%#AE62C1

Channel breakdown

R191

G70

B220

Red191 (74.9%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue288.4°

Saturation (HSL)68.18%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 46 · B DC

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