Recognised as Colour

#BF8AB3

#BF8AB3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF8AB3 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 138, 179 and HSL 314°, 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

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HEX#BF8AB3

RGBrgb(191, 138, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5412, 0.702

RGB percentages74.9%, 54.1%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(313.6, 29.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.6, 27.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 27.7%, 6.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,552,883

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8AB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#40754C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A96B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#979DB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C48C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14 Thistle · ΔE 21.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.5 Light pink · ΔE 25.4 Pink · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ABF96

Analogous#B18ABF, #BF8A98

Triadic#B3BF8A, #8AB3BF

Split complementary#98BF8A, #8ABFB1

Tetradic#BFB18A, #8ABF96, #8A98BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EDF3

Lighter +20%#E3CCDE

Lighter +10%#D1ABC8

Darker −10%#AD699E

Darker −20%#935084

Darker −30%#723E66

Darker −40%#512C49

More saturated +25%#D673BF

Less saturated −25%#A8A1A7

Channel breakdown

R191

G138

B179

Red191 (74.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue313.58°

Saturation (HSL)29.28%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 8A · B B3

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