Colour

#BF59E8

#BF59E8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF59E8 is a violet with RGB values 191, 89, 232 and HSL 283°, 76%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF59E8

RGBrgb(191, 89, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.349, 0.9098

RGB percentages74.9%, 34.9%, 91%

HSLhsl(282.8, 75.7%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.8, 61.6%, 91%)

CMYK17.7%, 61.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,540,392

CSS custom property--colour: #BF59E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#40A617

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2681ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5689E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BC7399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.9 Orchid · ΔE 23.1 Violet · ΔE 23.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1 Blue violet · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82E859

Analogous#7759E8, #E859CA

Triadic#E8BF59, #59E8BF

Split complementary#CAE859, #59E877

Tetradic#E87759, #82E859, #59CAE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3DFFB

Lighter +20%#E2B3F4

Lighter +10%#D086EE

Darker −10%#AE2CE2

Darker −20%#911BC0

Darker −30%#6F1494

Darker −40%#4D0E67

More saturated +25%#C942FF

Less saturated −25%#B571D0

Channel breakdown

R191

G89

B232

Red191 (74.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue282.8°

Saturation (HSL)75.66%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 59 · B E8

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