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Recognised as Colour

#BF5FD1

  • #BF5FD1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF5FD1 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 95, 209 and HSL 291°, 55%, 60%. 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

#BF5FD1#BF5FD1
HEX#BF5FD1
RGBrgb(191, 95, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3725, 0.8196
RGB percentages74.9%, 37.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(290.5, 55.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 54.5%, 82%)
CMYK8.6%, 54.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,541,905
CSS custom property--colour: #BF5FD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#40A02E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A7FD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8ACEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Tritanopia#C16F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.6Orchid · ΔE 10.7Violet · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#71D15F
Analogous#865FD1, #D15FAA
Triadic#D1BF5F, #5FD1BF
Split complementary#AAD15F, #5FD186
Tetradic#D1865F, #71D15F, #5FAAD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#EFD6F3
Lighter +20%#DFAEE8
Lighter +10%#CF87DC
Darker −10%#AE38C5
Darker −20%#8B2D9D
Darker −30%#682275
Darker −40%#45164E
More saturated +25%#D145EB
Less saturated −25%#AD79B7

Channel breakdown

R191
G95
B209
Red191 (74.9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue290.53°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 5F · B D1

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