Colour

#BF79CA

#BF79CA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BF79CA is a magenta with RGB values 191, 121, 202 and HSL 292°, 43%, 63%. 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#BF79CA

RGBrgb(191, 121, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4745, 0.7922

RGB percentages74.9%, 47.5%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(291.9, 43.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 40.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK5.4%, 40.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,548,554

CSS custom property--colour: #BF79CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1

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

Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#408635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F8ECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8195C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C18298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 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 text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.3 Plum · ΔE 17.4 Violet · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8 Slate blue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84CA79

Analogous#9779CA, #CA79AC

Triadic#CABF79, #79CABF

Split complementary#ADCA79, #79CA96

Tetradic#CA9679, #84CA79, #79ADCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E7F5

Lighter +20%#E2C2E7

Lighter +10%#D09ED8

Darker −10%#AE54BC

Darker −20%#913F9E

Darker −30%#70307A

Darker −40%#4E2255

More saturated +25%#D062E1

Less saturated −25%#AE90B3

Channel breakdown

R191

G121

B202

Red191 (74.9%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue291.85°

Saturation (HSL)43.32%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 79 · B CA

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