Recognised as Colour

#BF6DCC

#BF6DCC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BF6DCC is a magenta with RGB values 191, 109, 204 and HSL 292°, 48%, 61%. 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#BF6DCC

RGBrgb(191, 109, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4275, 0.8

RGB percentages74.9%, 42.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(291.8, 48.2%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 46.6%, 80%)

CMYK6.4%, 46.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,545,484

CSS custom property--colour: #BF6DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.4 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#409233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6086CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7790C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C17993no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 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 9.3 Violet · ΔE 14.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.9 Plum · ΔE 25.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7ACC6D

Analogous#906DCC, #CC6DAA

Triadic#CCBF6D, #6DCCBF

Split complementary#AACC6D, #6DCC90

Tetradic#CC906D, #7ACC6D, #6DAACC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1DEF4

Lighter +20%#E0B9E6

Lighter +10%#D093D9

Darker −10%#AE47BF

Darker −20%#8E379C

Darker −30%#6C2977

Darker −40%#4A1C51

More saturated +25%#D154E5

Less saturated −25%#AD86B3

Channel breakdown

R191

G109

B204

Red191 (74.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue291.79°

Saturation (HSL)48.22%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 6D · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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