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Recognised as Colour

#BF4CAE

  • #BF4CAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BF4CAE is a magenta with RGB values 191, 76, 174 and HSL 309°, 47%, 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 Orchid.

Colour values

#BF4CAE#BF4CAE
HEX#BF4CAE
RGBrgb(191, 76, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.298, 0.6824
RGB percentages74.9%, 29.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(308.9, 47.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.9, 60.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 60.2%, 8.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,537,006
CSS custom property--colour: #BF4CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#40B351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A6FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E80ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C75476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5Violet · ΔE 19.9Medium violet red · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9Purple · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CBF5D
Analogous#964CBF, #BF4C75
Triadic#AEBF4C, #4CAEBF
Split complementary#75BF4C, #4CBF96
Tetradic#BF974C, #4CBF5D, #4C75BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E2F2
Lighter +30%#E7BDE1
Lighter +20%#DA97D0
Lighter +10%#CC72BF
Darker −10%#9F3990
Darker −20%#7A2B6E
Darker −30%#541E4C
Darker −40%#2E112A
More saturated +25%#DD2EC3
Less saturated −25%#A16A99

Channel breakdown

R191
G76
B174
Red191 (74.9%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue308.87°
Saturation (HSL)47.33%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 4C · B AE

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