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Recognised as Colour

#BF52DE

  • #BF52DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF52DE is a violet with RGB values 191, 82, 222 and HSL 287°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF52DE#BF52DE
HEX#BF52DE
RGBrgb(191, 82, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3216, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.9%, 32.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(286.7, 68%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 63.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK14%, 63.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,538,590
CSS custom property--colour: #BF52DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#40AD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#257BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5886DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BE6A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.8Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 21.5Violet · ΔE 23Dark magenta · ΔE 25.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71DE52
Analogous#7952DE, #DE52B7
Triadic#DEBF52, #52DEBF
Split complementary#B7DE52, #52DE79
Tetradic#DE7952, #71DE52, #52B7DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#EFD2F7
Lighter +20%#DFA8EE
Lighter +10%#CF7DE6
Darker −10%#AE29D4
Darker −20%#8B20AA
Darker −30%#68187F
Darker −40%#451054
More saturated +25%#CD38F8
Less saturated −25%#B16CC4

Channel breakdown

R191
G82
B222
Red191 (74.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue286.71°
Saturation (HSL)67.96%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 52 · B DE

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