Colour

#BF7BAD

#BF7BAD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF7BAD is a magenta with RGB values 191, 123, 173 and HSL 316°, 35%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF7BAD#BF7BAD

HEX#BF7BAD

RGBrgb(191, 123, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4824, 0.6784

RGB percentages74.9%, 48.2%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(315.9, 34.7%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.9, 35.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 35.6%, 9.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,549,037

CSS custom property--colour: #BF7BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#408452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8BAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D95ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C67D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.2 Orchid · ΔE 28.5 Thistle · ΔE 29.5 Light pink · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BBF8D

Analogous#AF7BBF, #BF7B8B

Triadic#ADBF7B, #7BADBF

Split complementary#8BBF7B, #7BBFAF

Tetradic#BFAF7B, #7BBF8D, #7B8BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E2ED

Lighter +20%#E0C0D8

Lighter +10%#D09DC2

Darker −10%#AE5998

Darker −20%#8F457B

Darker −30%#6C355E

Darker −40%#4A2440

More saturated +25%#D863B9

Less saturated −25%#A794A1

Channel breakdown

R191

G123

B173

Red191 (74.9%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue315.88°

Saturation (HSL)34.69%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 7B · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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