Colour

#BF88ED

#BF88ED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BF88ED is a violet with RGB values 191, 136, 237 and HSL 273°, 74%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BF88ED#BF88ED

HEX#BF88ED

RGBrgb(191, 136, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5333, 0.9294

RGB percentages74.9%, 53.3%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(272.7, 73.7%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 42.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK19.4%, 42.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,552,429

CSS custom property--colour: #BF88ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#407712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#719DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7EA0EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#B998AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1 Orchid · ΔE 18.1 Violet · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2 Plum · ΔE 23.6 Slate blue · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6ED88

Analogous#8D88ED, #ED88E8

Triadic#EDBF88, #88EDBF

Split complementary#E9ED88, #88ED8C

Tetradic#ED8C88, #B6ED88, #88E9ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFE1FA

Lighter +10%#D7B4F4

Darker −10%#A75CE6

Darker −20%#8F2FE0

Darker −30%#751DBF

Darker −40%#5A1693

More saturated +25%#C177FE

Less saturated −25%#BD99DC

Channel breakdown

R191

G136

B237

Red191 (74.9%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue272.67°

Saturation (HSL)73.72%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 88 · B ED

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