Recognised as Colour

#BF6DFF

#BF6DFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF6DFF is a violet with RGB values 191, 109, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF6DFF

RGBrgb(191, 109, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4275, 1

RGB percentages74.9%, 42.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(273.7, 100%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 57.3%, 100%)

CMYK25.1%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,545,535

CSS custom property--colour: #BF6DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#409200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3590FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5794FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B589ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2 Violet · ΔE 25.1 Orchid · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADFF6D

Analogous#766DFF, #FF6DF6

Triadic#FFBF6D, #6DFFBF

Split complementary#F6FF6D, #6DFF76

Tetradic#FF766D, #ADFF6D, #6DF6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECD3FF

Lighter +10%#D5A0FF

Darker −10%#A93AFF

Darker −20%#9207FF

Darker −30%#7700D3

Darker −40%#5A00A0

More saturated +25%#BF6DFF

Less saturated −25%#BD7FED

Channel breakdown

R191

G109

B255

Red191 (74.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue273.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 6D · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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