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Recognised as Colour

#BF8AAE

  • #BF8AAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BF8AAE is a magenta with RGB values 191, 138, 174 and HSL 319°, 29%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF8AAE#BF8AAE
HEX#BF8AAE
RGBrgb(191, 138, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5412, 0.6824
RGB percentages74.9%, 54.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(319.2, 29.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.2, 27.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 8.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,552,878
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#407551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B95AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#989DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C58B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.2Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7Thistle · ΔE 20.9Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8Light pink · ΔE 23.7Pink · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ABF9B
Analogous#B58ABF, #BF8A94
Triadic#AEBF8A, #8AAEBF
Split complementary#94BF8A, #8ABFB5
Tetradic#BFB58A, #8ABF9B, #8A94BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5EDF2
Lighter +20%#E3CCDC
Lighter +10%#D1ABC5
Darker −10%#AD6997
Darker −20%#93507D
Darker −30%#723E61
Darker −40%#512C45
More saturated +25%#D673B6
Less saturated −25%#A8A1A6

Channel breakdown

R191
G138
B174
Red191 (74.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue319.25°
Saturation (HSL)29.28%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 8A · B AE

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