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Recognised as Colour

#BF7DFF

  • #BF7DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BF7DFF is a violet with RGB values 191, 125, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BF7DFF#BF7DFF
HEX#BF7DFF
RGBrgb(191, 125, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.4902, 1
RGB percentages74.9%, 49%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.5, 100%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 51%, 100%)
CMYK25.1%, 51%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,549,631
CSS custom property--colour: #BF7DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#408200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5599FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#699CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B594B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Violet · ΔE 20.4Orchid · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDFF7D
Analogous#7E7DFF, #FF7DFE
Triadic#FFBF7D, #7DFFBF
Split complementary#FEFF7D, #7DFF7E
Tetradic#FF7E7D, #BDFF7D, #7DFEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1E3FF
Lighter +10%#D8B0FF
Darker −10%#A64AFF
Darker −20%#8D17FF
Darker −30%#7300E3
Darker −40%#5900B0
More saturated +25%#BF7DFF
Less saturated −25%#BF8DEF

Channel breakdown

R191
G125
B255
Red191 (74.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 7D · B FF

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