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Colour

#BF62FF

  • #BF62FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BF62FF is a violet with RGB values 191, 98, 255 and HSL 276°, 100%, 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

#BF62FF#BF62FF
HEX#BF62FF
RGBrgb(191, 98, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3843, 1
RGB percentages74.9%, 38.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(275.5, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK25.1%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,542,719
CSS custom property--colour: #BF62FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#409D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A8AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A8FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Tritanopia#B681A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Violet · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2FF62
Analogous#7162FF, #FF62F0
Triadic#FFBF62, #62FFBF
Split complementary#F1FF62, #62FF71
Tetradic#FF7162, #A2FF62, #62F0FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBFF
Lighter +20%#E9C8FF
Lighter +10%#D495FF
Darker −10%#AA2FFF
Darker −20%#9500FB
Darker −30%#7600C8
Darker −40%#580095
More saturated +25%#BF62FF
Less saturated −25%#BB76EB

Channel breakdown

R191
G98
B255
Red191 (74.9%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue275.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 62 · B FF

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