Colour

#BF76CD

#BF76CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BF76CD is a magenta with RGB values 191, 118, 205 and HSL 290°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF76CD

RGBrgb(191, 118, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4627, 0.8039

RGB percentages74.9%, 46.3%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(290.3, 46.5%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 42.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK6.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,547,789

CSS custom property--colour: #BF76CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#408932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A8CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E94CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C18198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.9 Violet · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 18.4 Plum · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84CD76

Analogous#9376CD, #CD76B0

Triadic#CDBF76, #76CDBF

Split complementary#B0CD76, #76CD93

Tetradic#CD9376, #84CD76, #76B0CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E6F6

Lighter +20%#E2C1E8

Lighter +10%#D09BDB

Darker −10%#AE51BF

Darker −20%#913BA2

Darker −30%#702D7D

Darker −40%#4E2057

More saturated +25%#CF5FE4

Less saturated −25%#AF8DB6

Channel breakdown

R191

G118

B205

Red191 (74.9%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue290.34°

Saturation (HSL)46.52%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 76 · B CD

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Colour values

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