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Recognised as Colour

#BF7DFA

  • #BF7DFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BF7DFA is a violet with RGB values 191, 125, 250 and HSL 272°, 93%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BF7DFA#BF7DFA
HEX#BF7DFA
RGBrgb(191, 125, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4902, 0.9804
RGB percentages74.9%, 49%, 98%
HSLhsl(271.7, 92.6%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.7, 50%, 98%)
CMYK23.6%, 50%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,549,626
CSS custom property--colour: #BF7DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#408205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5998FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9BF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B693B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Violet · ΔE 18.9Orchid · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8FA7D
Analogous#817DFA, #FA7DF6
Triadic#FABF7D, #7DFABF
Split complementary#F6FA7D, #7DFA80
Tetradic#FA807D, #B8FA7D, #7DF6FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFDFFE
Lighter +10%#D7AEFC
Darker −10%#A74CF8
Darker −20%#8F1BF6
Darker −30%#7508D6
Darker −40%#5A06A5
More saturated +25%#BF78FF
Less saturated −25%#BE8EE9

Channel breakdown

R191
G125
B250
Red191 (74.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue271.68°
Saturation (HSL)92.59%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 7D · B FA

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