Recognised as Colour
#BF83D4
- #BF83D4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BF83D4 is a violet with RGB values 191, 131, 212 and HSL 284°, 49%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BF83D4#BF83D4
HEX#BF83D4
RGBrgb(191, 131, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5137, 0.8314
RGB percentages74.9%, 51.4%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(284.4, 48.5%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 38.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK9.9%, 38.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,551,124
CSS custom property--colour: #BF83D4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#407C2B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98D483
Analogous#9783D4, #D483C0
Triadic#D4BF83, #83D4BF
Split complementary#C1D483, #83D497
Tetradic#D49783, #98D483, #83C1D4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G131
B212
Red191 (74.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue284.44°
Saturation (HSL)48.5%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 83 · B D4
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