Colour

#BF76D7

#BF76D7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BF76D7 is a violet with RGB values 191, 118, 215 and HSL 285°, 55%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BF76D7

RGBrgb(191, 118, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4627, 0.8431

RGB percentages74.9%, 46.3%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(285.2, 54.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 45.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK11.2%, 45.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,547,799

CSS custom property--colour: #BF76D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#408928

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#658EDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7995D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BF839Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.5 Violet · ΔE 14.8 Medium purple · ΔE 15.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4 Plum · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ED776

Analogous#8E76D7, #D776BF

Triadic#D7BF76, #76D7BF

Split complementary#BFD776, #76D78F

Tetradic#D78F76, #8ED776, #76BFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6ECFA

Lighter +20%#E4C5EE

Lighter +10%#D19DE3

Darker −10%#AD4FCB

Darker −20%#9334B3

Darker −30%#73298B

Darker −40%#521D64

More saturated +25%#CA60ED

Less saturated −25%#B48CC1

Channel breakdown

R191

G118

B215

Red191 (74.9%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue285.15°

Saturation (HSL)54.8%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 76 · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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