Recognised as Colour

#BF55D9

#BF55D9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF55D9 is a violet with RGB values 191, 85, 217 and HSL 288°, 63%, 59%. 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

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HEX#BF55D9

RGBrgb(191, 85, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3333, 0.851

RGB percentages74.9%, 33.3%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(288.2, 63.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 60.8%, 85.1%)

CMYK12%, 60.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,539,353

CSS custom property--colour: #BF55D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#40AA26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#337CDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E86D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Tritanopia#BF6B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1 Orchid · ΔE 18 Violet · ΔE 20.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.13, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FD955

Analogous#7D55D9, #D955B1

Triadic#D9BF55, #55D9BF

Split complementary#B1D955, #55D97D

Tetradic#D97D55, #6FD955, #55B1D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFE

Lighter +30%#EED2F5

Lighter +20%#DEA8EC

Lighter +10%#CF7FE2

Darker −10%#AE2ECD

Darker −20%#8A25A3

Darker −30%#671B7A

Darker −40%#441250

More saturated +25%#CF3BF3

Less saturated −25%#AF6FBF

Channel breakdown

R191

G85

B217

Red191 (74.9%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue288.18°

Saturation (HSL)63.46%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 55 · B D9

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