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Colour

#BDAFFF

  • #BDAFFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BDAFFF is a blue with RGB values 189, 175, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BDAFFF#BDAFFF
HEX#BDAFFF
RGBrgb(189, 175, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.6863, 1
RGB percentages74.1%, 68.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(250.5, 100%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 31.4%, 100%)
CMYK25.9%, 31.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,431,359
CSS custom property--colour: #BDAFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#425000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9ABBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB8FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AFBDCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Thistle · ΔE 30.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.3Light steelblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1FFAF
Analogous#AFC9FF, #E5AFFF
Triadic#FFBDAF, #AFFFBD
Split complementary#FFE5AF, #C9FFAF
Tetradic#FFAFC9, #F1FFAF, #AFFFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7E2FF
Darker −10%#937CFF
Darker −20%#6949FF
Darker −30%#3F16FF
Darker −40%#2800E2
More saturated +25%#BDAFFF
Less saturated −25%#C3B9F5

Channel breakdown

R189
G175
B255
Red189 (74.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G AF · B FF

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