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Recognised as Colour

#BF8AB8

  • #BF8AB8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BF8AB8 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 138, 184 and HSL 308°, 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

#BF8AB8#BF8AB8
HEX#BF8AB8
RGBrgb(191, 138, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5412, 0.7216
RGB percentages74.9%, 54.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(307.9, 29.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.9, 27.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.7%, 3.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,552,888
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8AB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#407547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8996BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#959EB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#C48D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 22.8Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1Light pink · ΔE 27.2Pink · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ABF91
Analogous#AB8ABF, #BF8A9E
Triadic#B8BF8A, #8AB8BF
Split complementary#9EBF8A, #8ABFAB
Tetradic#BFAB8A, #8ABF91, #8A9EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5EDF4
Lighter +20%#E3CCE0
Lighter +10%#D1ABCC
Darker −10%#AD69A4
Darker −20%#93508A
Darker −30%#723E6B
Darker −40%#512C4C
More saturated +25%#D673C9
Less saturated −25%#A8A1A7

Channel breakdown

R191
G138
B184
Red191 (74.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue307.92°
Saturation (HSL)29.28%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 8A · B B8

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