Colour

#BF7AEC

#BF7AEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BF7AEC is a violet with RGB values 191, 122, 236 and HSL 276°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BF7AEC

RGBrgb(191, 122, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4784, 0.9255

RGB percentages74.9%, 47.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(276.3, 75%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 48.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK19.1%, 48.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,548,844

CSS custom property--colour: #BF7AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#408513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E94F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7299E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BA8CA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13 Medium orchid · ΔE 15 Orchid · ΔE 15.3 Violet · ΔE 15.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7EC7A

Analogous#867AEC, #EC7AE0

Triadic#ECBF7A, #7AECBF

Split complementary#E0EC7A, #7AEC86

Tetradic#EC867A, #A7EC7A, #7AE0EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAD3F9

Lighter +10%#D4A7F2

Darker −10%#AA4DE6

Darker −20%#9421DF

Darker −30%#771AB3

Darker −40%#591387

More saturated +25%#C367FF

Less saturated −25%#BB8DD9

Channel breakdown

R191

G122

B236

Red191 (74.9%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue276.32°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 7A · B EC

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Colour values

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