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Recognised as Colour

#BF4AB9

  • #BF4AB9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF4AB9 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 74, 185 and HSL 303°, 48%, 52%. 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

#BF4AB9#BF4AB9
HEX#BF4AB9
RGBrgb(191, 74, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2902, 0.7255
RGB percentages74.9%, 29%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(303.1, 47.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 61.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 61.3%, 3.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,536,505
CSS custom property--colour: #BF4AB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#40B546

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4070BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6880B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C6577Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Orchid · ΔE 12.8Violet · ΔE 18.9Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Purple · ΔE 21.5Medium violet red · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4ABF50
Analogous#8B4ABF, #BF4A7E
Triadic#B9BF4A, #4AB9BF
Split complementary#7EBF4A, #4ABF8B
Tetradic#BF8B4A, #4ABF50, #4A7EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E1F3
Lighter +30%#E7BBE5
Lighter +20%#DA95D6
Lighter +10%#CC70C8
Darker −10%#9E3899
Darker −20%#782B74
Darker −30%#531D50
Darker −40%#2D102C
More saturated +25%#DE2BD4
Less saturated −25%#A0699E

Channel breakdown

R191
G74
B185
Red191 (74.9%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue303.08°
Saturation (HSL)47.76%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 4A · B B9

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