Recognised as Colour

#BF6CD0

#BF6CD0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BF6CD0 is a violet with RGB values 191, 108, 208 and HSL 290°, 52%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF6CD0

RGBrgb(191, 108, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4235, 0.8157

RGB percentages74.9%, 42.4%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(289.8, 51.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 48.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK8.2%, 48.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,545,232

CSS custom property--colour: #BF6CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#40932F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C86D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#758FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C07994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.9 Violet · ΔE 13.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8 Medium purple · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 26.6 Plum · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DD06C

Analogous#8D6CD0, #D06CAF

Triadic#D0BF6C, #6CD0BF

Split complementary#AFD06C, #6CD08D

Tetradic#D08D6C, #7DD06C, #6CAFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E0F5

Lighter +20%#E1B9E9

Lighter +10%#D093DC

Darker −10%#AE45C4

Darker −20%#8F34A2

Darker −30%#6D277C

Darker −40%#4B1B55

More saturated +25%#CF54E8

Less saturated −25%#AF84B8

Channel breakdown

R191

G108

B208

Red191 (74.9%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue289.8°

Saturation (HSL)51.55%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 6C · B D0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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