Recognised as Colour
#BF65AD
- #BF65AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BF65AD is a magenta with RGB values 191, 101, 173 and HSL 312°, 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
#BF65AD#BF65AD
HEX#BF65AD
RGBrgb(191, 101, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3961, 0.6784
RGB percentages74.9%, 39.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(312, 41.3%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 47.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 47.1%, 9.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,543,405
CSS custom property--colour: #BF65AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#409A52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#65BF77
Analogous#A465BF, #BF6580
Triadic#ADBF65, #65ADBF
Split complementary#80BF65, #65BFA4
Tetradic#BFA465, #65BF77, #6580BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G101
B173
Red191 (74.9%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)41.28%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 65 · B AD
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