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Recognised as Colour

#BF5DD4

  • #BF5DD4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF5DD4 is a violet with RGB values 191, 93, 212 and HSL 289°, 58%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF5DD4#BF5DD4
HEX#BF5DD4
RGBrgb(191, 93, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3647, 0.8314
RGB percentages74.9%, 36.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(289.4, 58%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 56.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK9.9%, 56.1%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,541,396
CSS custom property--colour: #BF5DD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#40A22B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#457FD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6789D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C06F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.2Orchid · ΔE 12.5Violet · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.19, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72D45D
Analogous#835DD4, #D45DAE
Triadic#D4BF5D, #5DD4BF
Split complementary#AED45D, #5DD483
Tetradic#D4835D, #72D45D, #5DAED4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#EFD6F4
Lighter +20%#DFAEE9
Lighter +10%#CF85DF
Darker −10%#AF35C9
Darker −20%#8C2BA0
Darker −30%#692078
Darker −40%#451550
More saturated +25%#D043EE
Less saturated −25%#AE77BA

Channel breakdown

R191
G93
B212
Red191 (74.9%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue289.41°
Saturation (HSL)58.05%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 5D · B D4

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