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Colour

#BF5CC4

  • #BF5CC4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BF5CC4 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 92, 196 and HSL 297°, 47%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BF5CC4#BF5CC4
HEX#BF5CC4
RGBrgb(191, 92, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3608, 0.7686
RGB percentages74.9%, 36.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(297.1, 46.8%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.1, 53.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK2.6%, 53.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,541,124
CSS custom property--colour: #BF5CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#40A33B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F7BC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F87C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C36987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.5Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Violet · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8Purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61C45C
Analogous#8B5CC4, #C45C95
Triadic#C4BF5C, #5CC4BF
Split complementary#95C45C, #5CC48B
Tetradic#C48B5C, #61C45C, #5C95C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF2FA
Lighter +30%#EBCCED
Lighter +20%#DCA7DF
Lighter +10%#CE81D2
Darker −10%#A93FAE
Darker −20%#843189
Darker −30%#602463
Darker −40%#3C163E
More saturated +25%#D840E0
Less saturated −25%#A678A8

Channel breakdown

R191
G92
B196
Red191 (74.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue297.12°
Saturation (HSL)46.85%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 5C · B C4

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