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Colour

#BF4DE5

  • #BF4DE5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF4DE5 is a violet with RGB values 191, 77, 229 and HSL 285°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BF4DE5#BF4DE5
HEX#BF4DE5
RGBrgb(191, 77, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.302, 0.898
RGB percentages74.9%, 30.2%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(285, 74.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 66.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK16.6%, 66.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,537,317
CSS custom property--colour: #BF4DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#40B21A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E85E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BD6A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.4Medium orchid · ΔE 12.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Dark violet · ΔE 21.8Orchid · ΔE 26.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73E54D
Analogous#734DE5, #E54DBF
Triadic#E5BF4D, #4DE5BF
Split complementary#BFE54D, #4DE573
Tetradic#E5734D, #73E54D, #4DBFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFD3F9
Lighter +20%#DFA6F2
Lighter +10%#CF79EC
Darker −10%#AF20DF
Darker −20%#8C1AB2
Darker −30%#691386
Darker −40%#460D59
More saturated +25%#CC33FF
Less saturated −25%#B266CC

Channel breakdown

R191
G77
B229
Red191 (74.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 4D · B E5

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