Recognised as Colour

#BF52FD

#BF52FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF52FD is a violet with RGB values 191, 82, 253 and HSL 278°, 98%, 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 Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BF52FD#BF52FD

HEX#BF52FD

RGBrgb(191, 82, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3216, 0.9922

RGB percentages74.9%, 32.2%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(278.2, 97.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 67.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK24.5%, 67.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,538,621

CSS custom property--colour: #BF52FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.8 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#767676

Inverted#40AD02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3889F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Tritanopia#B776A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 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

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3 Blue violet · ΔE 16.2 Dark violet · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90FD52

Analogous#6A52FD, #FD52E5

Triadic#FDBF52, #52FDBF

Split complementary#E5FD52, #52FD69

Tetradic#FD6A52, #90FD52, #52E5FD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7E9FF

Lighter +20%#E4B7FE

Lighter +10%#D284FE

Darker −10%#AC20FC

Darker −20%#9403E6

Darker −30%#7302B4

Darker −40%#530182

More saturated +25%#C050FF

Less saturated −25%#B968E7

Channel breakdown

R191

G82

B253

Red191 (74.9%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue278.25°

Saturation (HSL)97.71%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 52 · B FD

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