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Recognised as Colour

#BF78DA

  • #BF78DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BF78DA is a violet with RGB values 191, 120, 218 and HSL 283°, 57%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BF78DA#BF78DA
HEX#BF78DA
RGBrgb(191, 120, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4706, 0.8549
RGB percentages74.9%, 47.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(283.5, 57%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.5, 45%, 85.5%)
CMYK12.4%, 45%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,548,314
CSS custom property--colour: #BF78DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#408725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6690DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A96D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BE869Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.2Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Violet · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93DA78
Analogous#8E78DA, #DA78C4
Triadic#DABF78, #78DABF
Split complementary#C4DA78, #78DA8E
Tetradic#DA8E78, #93DA78, #78C4DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F0FB
Lighter +20%#E5C8F0
Lighter +10%#D2A0E5
Darker −10%#AC50CF
Darker −20%#9433B9
Darker −30%#742891
Darker −40%#541D69
More saturated +25%#C962F0
Less saturated −25%#B58DC4

Channel breakdown

R191
G120
B218
Red191 (74.9%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue283.47°
Saturation (HSL)56.98%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 78 · B DA

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