Recognised as Colour

#BF4EE3

#BF4EE3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF4EE3 is a violet with RGB values 191, 78, 227 and HSL 286°, 73%, 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 Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF4EE3

RGBrgb(191, 78, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3059, 0.8902

RGB percentages74.9%, 30.6%, 89%

HSLhsl(285.5, 72.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 65.6%, 89%)

CMYK15.9%, 65.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,537,571

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22071WCAG 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#717171

Inverted#40B11C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#077AE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5185DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BD6A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 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

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9 Orchid · ΔE 25.5 Violet · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72E34E

Analogous#744EE3, #E34EBD

Triadic#E3BF4E, #4EE3BF

Split complementary#BDE34E, #4EE374

Tetradic#E3744E, #72E34E, #4EBDE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#EFD2F8

Lighter +20%#DFA6F1

Lighter +10%#CF7AEA

Darker −10%#AF23DB

Darker −20%#8C1CAF

Darker −30%#691583

Darker −40%#450E57

More saturated +25%#CC34FD

Less saturated −25%#B268C9

Channel breakdown

R191

G78

B227

Red191 (74.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue285.5°

Saturation (HSL)72.68%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 4E · B E3

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