Recognised as Colour
#BDAFCC
- #BDAFCC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BDAFCC is a violet with RGB values 189, 175, 204 and HSL 269°, 22%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BDAFCC#BDAFCC
HEX#BDAFCC
RGBrgb(189, 175, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6863, 0.8
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(269, 22.1%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269, 14.2%, 80%)
CMYK7.4%, 14.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,308
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAFCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#425033
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BECCAF
Analogous#AFB0CC, #CCAFCC
Triadic#CCBDAF, #AFCCBD
Split complementary#CCCCAF, #B0CCAF
Tetradic#CCAFB0, #BECCAF, #AFCCCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G175
B204
Red189 (74.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue268.97°
Saturation (HSL)22.14%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G AF · B CC
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