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Recognised as Colour

#BF52BD

  • #BF52BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BF52BD is a magenta with RGB values 191, 82, 189 and HSL 301°, 46%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BF52BD#BF52BD
HEX#BF52BD
RGBrgb(191, 82, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3216, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.9%, 32.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(301.1, 46%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 57.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 57.1%, 1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,538,557
CSS custom property--colour: #BF52BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#40AD42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4775C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B83BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C55E80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.5Medium orchid · ΔE 11.3Violet · ΔE 17Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9Purple · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52BF54
Analogous#8B52BF, #BF5286
Triadic#BDBF52, #52BDBF
Split complementary#86BF52, #52BF8B
Tetradic#BF8B52, #52BF54, #5286BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E7F6
Lighter +30%#E8C2E8
Lighter +20%#DB9CD9
Lighter +10%#CD77CB
Darker −10%#A23CA0
Darker −20%#7D2E7B
Darker −30%#582057
Darker −40%#321332
More saturated +25%#DD34DA
Less saturated −25%#A170A0

Channel breakdown

R191
G82
B189
Red191 (74.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue301.1°
Saturation (HSL)45.99%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 52 · B BD

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