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Colour

#BF62FD

  • #BF62FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF62FD is a violet with RGB values 191, 98, 253 and HSL 276°, 97%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BF62FD#BF62FD
HEX#BF62FD
RGBrgb(191, 98, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3843, 0.9922
RGB percentages74.9%, 38.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(276, 97.5%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 61.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK24.5%, 61.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,542,717
CSS custom property--colour: #BF62FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#409D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#138AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C8FF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Tritanopia#B681A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Dark violet · ΔE 24.9Violet · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0FD62
Analogous#7162FD, #FD62EE
Triadic#FDBF62, #62FDBF
Split complementary#EEFD62, #62FD72
Tetradic#FD7162, #A0FD62, #62EEFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF9FF
Lighter +20%#E8C7FE
Lighter +10%#D494FE
Darker −10%#AA30FC
Darker −20%#9503F6
Darker −30%#7602C4
Darker −40%#580291
More saturated +25%#BF60FF
Less saturated −25%#BB76E9

Channel breakdown

R191
G98
B253
Red191 (74.9%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)97.48%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 62 · B FD

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