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Recognised as Colour

#BF77D6

  • #BF77D6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BF77D6 is a violet with RGB values 191, 119, 214 and HSL 285°, 54%, 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

#BF77D6#BF77D6
HEX#BF77D6
RGBrgb(191, 119, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4667, 0.8392
RGB percentages74.9%, 46.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(285.5, 53.7%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 44.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK10.7%, 44.4%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,548,054
CSS custom property--colour: #BF77D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#408829

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#678ED9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B95D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BF849Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.9Violet · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Plum · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ED677
Analogous#8F77D6, #D677BE
Triadic#D6BF77, #77D6BF
Split complementary#BED677, #77D68F
Tetradic#D68F77, #8ED677, #77BED6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EDF9
Lighter +20%#E4C5EE
Lighter +10%#D19EE2
Darker −10%#AD50CA
Darker −20%#9336B1
Darker −30%#732A8A
Darker −40%#521E63
More saturated +25%#CA61EC
Less saturated −25%#B48DC0

Channel breakdown

R191
G119
B214
Red191 (74.9%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue285.47°
Saturation (HSL)53.67%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 77 · B D6

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