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Recognised as Colour

#BF50D0

  • #BF50D0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF50D0 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 80, 208 and HSL 292°, 58%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF50D0#BF50D0
HEX#BF50D0
RGBrgb(191, 80, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3137, 0.8157
RGB percentages74.9%, 31.4%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(292, 57.7%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 61.5%, 81.6%)
CMYK8.2%, 61.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,538,064
CSS custom property--colour: #BF50D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#40AF2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3477D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6084CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C16489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.2Orchid · ΔE 16.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Violet · ΔE 19.6Dark magenta · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.18, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61D050
Analogous#7F50D0, #D050A1
Triadic#D0BF50, #50D0BF
Split complementary#A1D050, #50D07F
Tetradic#D07F50, #61D050, #50A1D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF1FB
Lighter +30%#EBC9F0
Lighter +20%#DCA0E6
Lighter +10%#CE78DB
Darker −10%#A932BB
Darker −20%#842793
Darker −30%#601D6A
Darker −40%#3C1242
More saturated +25%#D334EC
Less saturated −25%#AB6CB4

Channel breakdown

R191
G80
B208
Red191 (74.9%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue292.03°
Saturation (HSL)57.66%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 50 · B D0

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