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Recognised as Colour

#BF56AB

  • #BF56AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BF56AB is a magenta with RGB values 191, 86, 171 and HSL 311°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BF56AB#BF56AB
HEX#BF56AB
RGBrgb(191, 86, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3373, 0.6706
RGB percentages74.9%, 33.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(311.4, 45.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.4, 55%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 55%, 10.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,539,563
CSS custom property--colour: #BF56AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#40A954

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5674AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7583A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C75C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.5Violet · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6Hot pink · ΔE 23.1Dark magenta · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56BF6A
Analogous#9F56BF, #BF5677
Triadic#ABBF56, #56ABBF
Split complementary#77BF56, #56BF9F
Tetradic#BF9F56, #56BF6A, #5677BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EAF5
Lighter +30%#E9C5E2
Lighter +20%#DBA0D0
Lighter +10%#CD7BBD
Darker −10%#A43E91
Darker −20%#7F3070
Darker −30%#5A224F
Darker −40%#35142F
More saturated +25%#DC39BD
Less saturated −25%#A27399

Channel breakdown

R191
G86
B171
Red191 (74.9%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue311.43°
Saturation (HSL)45.06%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 56 · B AB

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