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Recognised as Colour

#BF5A9B

  • #BF5A9B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BF5A9B is a magenta with RGB values 191, 90, 155 and HSL 321°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BF5A9B#BF5A9B
HEX#BF5A9B
RGBrgb(191, 90, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3529, 0.6078
RGB percentages74.9%, 35.3%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(321.4, 44.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.4, 52.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 52.9%, 18.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,540,571
CSS custom property--colour: #BF5A9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#40A564

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#61739Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8498no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CA5A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.8Hot pink · ΔE 21.2Orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium violet red · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 26.6Violet · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ABF7E
Analogous#B15ABF, #BF5A68
Triadic#9BBF5A, #5A9BBF
Split complementary#68BF5A, #5ABFB1
Tetradic#BFB15A, #5ABF7E, #5A68BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EDF4
Lighter +30%#EAC8DE
Lighter +20%#DCA3C8
Lighter +10%#CD7FB1
Darker −10%#A64082
Darker −20%#813265
Darker −30%#5C2448
Darker −40%#37162B
More saturated +25%#DC3DA3
Less saturated −25%#A27793

Channel breakdown

R191
G90
B155
Red191 (74.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue321.39°
Saturation (HSL)44.1%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 5A · B 9B

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