Colour

#BF59D4

#BF59D4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF59D4 is a violet with RGB values 191, 89, 212 and HSL 290°, 59%, 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

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HEX#BF59D4

RGBrgb(191, 89, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.349, 0.8314

RGB percentages74.9%, 34.9%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(289.8, 58.9%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 58%, 83.1%)

CMYK9.9%, 58%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,540,372

CSS custom property--colour: #BF59D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#40A62B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F7DD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6488D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C06C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 2.2 Orchid · ΔE 14.1 Violet · ΔE 17.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 2.24, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6ED459

Analogous#8259D4, #D459AC

Triadic#D4BF59, #59D4BF

Split complementary#ACD459, #59D482

Tetradic#D48259, #6ED459, #59ACD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBFE

Lighter +30%#EED3F3

Lighter +20%#DEAAE9

Lighter +10%#CF82DE

Darker −10%#AD33C7

Darker −20%#8A299E

Darker −30%#671E76

Darker −40%#43144D

More saturated +25%#D03FEE

Less saturated −25%#AE73BA

Channel breakdown

R191

G89

B212

Red191 (74.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue289.76°

Saturation (HSL)58.85%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 59 · B D4

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