Recognised as Colour
#BF86E5
- #BF86E5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BF86E5 is a violet with RGB values 191, 134, 229 and HSL 276°, 65%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BF86E5#BF86E5
HEX#BF86E5
RGBrgb(191, 134, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5255, 0.898
RGB percentages74.9%, 52.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(276, 64.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 41.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK16.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,551,909
CSS custom property--colour: #BF86E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#40791A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACE586
Analogous#8F86E5, #E586DC
Triadic#E5BF86, #86E5BF
Split complementary#DCE586, #86E590
Tetradic#E58F86, #ACE586, #86DCE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G134
B229
Red191 (74.9%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)64.63%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 86 · B E5
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