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Recognised as Colour

#BF58D3

  • #BF58D3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF58D3 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 88, 211 and HSL 290°, 58%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF58D3#BF58D3
HEX#BF58D3
RGBrgb(191, 88, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3451, 0.8275
RGB percentages74.9%, 34.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(290.2, 58.3%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 58.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK9.5%, 58.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,540,115
CSS custom property--colour: #BF58D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#40A72C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E7CD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6487D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C06B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 2.3Orchid · ΔE 14.1Violet · ΔE 17.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 2.26, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CD358
Analogous#8258D3, #D358A9
Triadic#D3BF58, #58D3BF
Split complementary#A9D358, #58D382
Tetradic#D38258, #6CD358, #58A9D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9FE
Lighter +30%#EDD1F3
Lighter +20%#DEA9E8
Lighter +10%#CE80DE
Darker −10%#AD34C4
Darker −20%#89299C
Darker −30%#661E74
Darker −40%#42144B
More saturated +25%#D13EED
Less saturated −25%#AD72B9

Channel breakdown

R191
G88
B211
Red191 (74.9%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue290.24°
Saturation (HSL)58.29%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 58 · B D3

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