Colour

#BF51FF

#BF51FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#BF51FF is a violet with RGB values 191, 81, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#BF51FF#BF51FF

HEX#BF51FF

RGBrgb(191, 81, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3176, 1

RGB percentages74.9%, 31.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(277.9, 100%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 68.2%, 100%)

CMYK25.1%, 68.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,538,367

CSS custom property--colour: #BF51FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#40AE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3489FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B677A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1 Dark violet · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.6 Magenta · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91FF51

Analogous#6851FF, #FF51E8

Triadic#FFBF51, #51FFBF

Split complementary#E8FF51, #51FF68

Tetradic#FF6851, #91FF51, #51E8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EAFF

Lighter +20%#E5B7FF

Lighter +10%#D284FF

Darker −10%#AC1EFF

Darker −20%#9400EA

Darker −30%#7400B7

Darker −40%#530084

More saturated +25%#BF51FF

Less saturated −25%#B967E9

Channel breakdown

R191

G81

B255

Red191 (74.9%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue277.93°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 51 · B FF

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Colour values

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