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Recognised as Colour

#BF50DE

  • #BF50DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF50DE is a violet with RGB values 191, 80, 222 and HSL 287°, 68%, 59%. 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

#BF50DE#BF50DE
HEX#BF50DE
RGBrgb(191, 80, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3137, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.9%, 31.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(286.9, 68.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 64%, 87.1%)
CMYK14%, 64%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,538,078
CSS custom property--colour: #BF50DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#40AF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#207AE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5685DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BE6990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 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 text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.8Dark orchid · ΔE 13Orchid · ΔE 22.4Violet · ΔE 23.8Blue violet · ΔE 25.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FDE50
Analogous#7850DE, #DE50B6
Triadic#DEBF50, #50DEBF
Split complementary#B6DE50, #50DE78
Tetradic#DE7850, #6FDE50, #50B6DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFE
Lighter +30%#EED1F6
Lighter +20%#DEA6EE
Lighter +10%#CF7BE6
Darker −10%#AE28D3
Darker −20%#8A20A8
Darker −30%#67187D
Darker −40%#441052
More saturated +25%#CE36F8
Less saturated −25%#B06AC4

Channel breakdown

R191
G80
B222
Red191 (74.9%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue286.9°
Saturation (HSL)68.27%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 50 · B DE

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