Recognised as Colour

#BF4DEC

#BF4DEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF4DEC is a violet with RGB values 191, 77, 236 and HSL 283°, 81%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BF4DEC#BF4DEC

HEX#BF4DEC

RGBrgb(191, 77, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.302, 0.9255

RGB percentages74.9%, 30.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(283, 80.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283, 67.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK19.1%, 67.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,537,324

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#40B213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4885E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BB6D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9 Blue violet · ΔE 19.2 Dark violet · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Orchid · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7AEC4D

Analogous#704DEC, #EC4DC9

Triadic#ECBF4D, #4DECBF

Split complementary#CAEC4D, #4DEC70

Tetradic#EC704D, #7AEC4D, #4DC9EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1D7FB

Lighter +20%#E0A9F6

Lighter +10%#D07BF1

Darker −10%#AE1FE7

Darker −20%#8E14BF

Darker −30%#6C0F91

Darker −40%#4A0B62

More saturated +25%#C73AFF

Less saturated −25%#B466D3

Channel breakdown

R191

G77

B236

Red191 (74.9%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue283.02°

Saturation (HSL)80.71%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 4D · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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