Recognised as Colour

#BF6ABF

#BF6ABF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BF6ABF is a magenta with RGB values 191, 106, 191 and HSL 300°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BF6ABF#BF6ABF

HEX#BF6ABF

RGBrgb(191, 106, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4157, 0.749

RGB percentages74.9%, 41.6%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(300, 39.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 44.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 44.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,544,703

CSS custom property--colour: #BF6ABF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#409540

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6382C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C4738Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.3 Violet · ΔE 17.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Plum · ΔE 22.8 Hot pink · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6ABF6A

Analogous#956ABF, #BF6A95

Triadic#BFBF6A, #6ABFBF

Split complementary#95BF6A, #6ABF95

Tetradic#BF956A, #6ABF6A, #6A95BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF9FC

Lighter +30%#EDD5ED

Lighter +20%#DEB1DE

Lighter +10%#CE8ECE

Darker −10%#AC4AAC

Darker −20%#883B88

Darker −30%#652B65

Darker −40%#411C41

More saturated +25%#DA4FDA

Less saturated −25%#A485A4

Channel breakdown

R191

G106

B191

Red191 (74.9%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)39.91%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR BF · G 6A · B BF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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