Recognised as Colour

#BF7FFD

#BF7FFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BF7FFD is a violet with RGB values 191, 127, 253 and HSL 270°, 97%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BF7FFD

RGBrgb(191, 127, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.498, 0.9922

RGB percentages74.9%, 49.8%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(270.5, 96.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 49.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK24.5%, 49.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,550,141

CSS custom property--colour: #BF7FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#408002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A9AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C9DFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B595B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Violet · ΔE 19.5 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Slate blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDFD7F

Analogous#807FFD, #FD7FFC

Triadic#FDBF7F, #7FFDBF

Split complementary#FCFD7F, #7FFD80

Tetradic#FD807F, #BDFD7F, #7FFCFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E3FF

Lighter +10%#D8B1FE

Darker −10%#A64DFC

Darker −20%#8D1BFB

Darker −30%#7303E0

Darker −40%#5903AD

More saturated +25%#BF7DFF

Less saturated −25%#BF8FED

Channel breakdown

R191

G127

B253

Red191 (74.9%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue270.48°

Saturation (HSL)96.92%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 7F · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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