Colour

#BF51CF

#BF51CF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF51CF is a magenta with RGB values 191, 81, 207 and HSL 292°, 57%, 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

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HEX#BF51CF

RGBrgb(191, 81, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3176, 0.8118

RGB percentages74.9%, 31.8%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(292.4, 56.8%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 60.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK7.7%, 60.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,538,319

CSS custom property--colour: #BF51CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#40AE30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3778D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6184CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C16489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.1 Orchid · ΔE 15.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2 Violet · ΔE 19 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.05, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61CF51

Analogous#8051CF, #CF51A0

Triadic#CFBF51, #51CFBF

Split complementary#A0CF51, #51CF80

Tetradic#CF8051, #61CF51, #51A0CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF1FB

Lighter +30%#EBC9F0

Lighter +20%#DCA1E5

Lighter +10%#CE79DA

Darker −10%#A933BA

Darker −20%#842892

Darker −30%#601D6A

Darker −40%#3C1242

More saturated +25%#D435EB

Less saturated −25%#AA6DB3

Channel breakdown

R191

G81

B207

Red191 (74.9%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue292.38°

Saturation (HSL)56.76%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 51 · B CF

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