Colour

#BF4EAB

#BF4EAB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BF4EAB is a magenta with RGB values 191, 78, 171 and HSL 311°, 47%, 53%. 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

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HEX#BF4EAB

RGBrgb(191, 78, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3059, 0.6706

RGB percentages74.9%, 30.6%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(310.6, 46.9%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.6, 59.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 59.2%, 10.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,537,515

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4EAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#40B154

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E6FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7180A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C85575no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 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 text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7 Violet · ΔE 20.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3 Purple · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EBF62

Analogous#9B4EBF, #BF4E72

Triadic#ABBF4E, #4EABBF

Split complementary#72BF4E, #4EBF9B

Tetradic#BF9B4E, #4EBF62, #4E72BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E4F2

Lighter +30%#E8BEE0

Lighter +20%#DA99CF

Lighter +10%#CD73BD

Darker −10%#A03A8E

Darker −20%#7B2C6D

Darker −30%#551F4C

Darker −40%#30112A

More saturated +25%#DD30BE

Less saturated −25%#A16C98

Channel breakdown

R191

G78

B171

Red191 (74.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue310.62°

Saturation (HSL)46.89%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 4E · B AB

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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