Recognised as Colour
#BF87D7
- #BF87D7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BF87D7 is a violet with RGB values 191, 135, 215 and HSL 282°, 50%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BF87D7#BF87D7
HEX#BF87D7
RGBrgb(191, 135, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5294, 0.8431
RGB percentages74.9%, 52.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(282, 50%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 37.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK11.2%, 37.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,552,151
CSS custom property--colour: #BF87D7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#407828
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FD787
Analogous#9787D7, #D787C7
Triadic#D7BF87, #87D7BF
Split complementary#C7D787, #87D797
Tetradic#D79787, #9FD787, #87C7D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G135
B215
Red191 (74.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue282°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 87 · B D7
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