Colour

#BF497C

#BF497C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BF497C is a red with RGB values 191, 73, 124 and HSL 334°, 48%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BF497C

RGBrgb(191, 73, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2863, 0.4863

RGB percentages74.9%, 28.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(334.1, 48%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.1, 61.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 61.8%, 35.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,536,188

CSS custom property--colour: #BF497C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#40B683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C667Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7C79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CD405Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.3 Hot pink · ΔE 21.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2 Indian red · ΔE 27.6 Light coral · ΔE 30.8 Deep pink · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49BF8C

Analogous#BF49B7, #BF5149

Triadic#7CBF49, #497CBF

Split complementary#49BF51, #49B7BF

Tetradic#B7BF49, #49BF8C, #5149BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E0E9

Lighter +30%#E7BACD

Lighter +20%#DA94B2

Lighter +10%#CC6F97

Darker −10%#9E3764

Darker −20%#782A4C

Darker −30%#521D34

Darker −40%#2C101C

More saturated +25%#DE2A78

Less saturated −25%#A06880

Channel breakdown

R191

G73

B124

Red191 (74.9%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue334.07°

Saturation (HSL)47.97%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 49 · B 7C

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