Colour

#BF6CF7

#BF6CF7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF6CF7 is a violet with RGB values 191, 108, 247 and HSL 276°, 90%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF6CF7

RGBrgb(191, 108, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4235, 0.9686

RGB percentages74.9%, 42.4%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(275.8, 89.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.8, 56.3%, 96.9%)

CMYK22.7%, 56.3%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,545,271

CSS custom property--colour: #BF6CF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#409308

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D8EFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D93F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B785A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Violet · ΔE 22.1 Orchid · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4F76C

Analogous#796CF7, #F76CEA

Triadic#F7BF6C, #6CF7BF

Split complementary#EAF76C, #6CF77A

Tetradic#F77A6C, #A4F76C, #6CE9F7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#E9CDFC

Lighter +10%#D49CFA

Darker −10%#AA3CF4

Darker −20%#950DF0

Darker −30%#770AC0

Darker −40%#59088F

More saturated +25%#C164FF

Less saturated −25%#BB7FE4

Channel breakdown

R191

G108

B247

Red191 (74.9%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue275.83°

Saturation (HSL)89.68%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 6C · B F7

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Colour values

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