Recognised as Colour
#BF65AB
- #BF65AB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BF65AB is a magenta with RGB values 191, 101, 171 and HSL 313°, 41%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BF65AB#BF65AB
HEX#BF65AB
RGBrgb(191, 101, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3961, 0.6706
RGB percentages74.9%, 39.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(313.3, 41.3%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 47.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 47.1%, 10.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,543,403
CSS custom property--colour: #BF65AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#409A54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#65BF79
Analogous#A665BF, #BF657E
Triadic#ABBF65, #65ABBF
Split complementary#7EBF65, #65BFA6
Tetradic#BFA665, #65BF79, #657EBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G101
B171
Red191 (74.9%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue313.33°
Saturation (HSL)41.28%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 65 · B AB
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