Recognised as Colour
#BF4D9E
- #BF4D9E
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BF4D9E is a magenta with RGB values 191, 77, 158 and HSL 317°, 47%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BF4D9E#BF4D9E
HEX#BF4D9E
RGBrgb(191, 77, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.302, 0.6196
RGB percentages74.9%, 30.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(317.4, 47.1%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.4, 59.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 59.7%, 17.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,537,246
CSS custom property--colour: #BF4D9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#40B261
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4DBF6E
Analogous#A74DBF, #BF4D65
Triadic#9EBF4D, #4D9EBF
Split complementary#65BF4D, #4DBFA7
Tetradic#BFA74D, #4DBF6E, #4D65BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G77
B158
Red191 (74.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue317.37°
Saturation (HSL)47.11%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 4D · B 9E
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