Colour
#BF8CED
- #BF8CED
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BF8CED is a violet with RGB values 191, 140, 237 and HSL 272°, 73%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BF8CED#BF8CED
HEX#BF8CED
RGBrgb(191, 140, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.549, 0.9294
RGB percentages74.9%, 54.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(271.5, 72.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 40.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK19.4%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,553,453
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8CED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#407312
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAED8C
Analogous#8F8CED, #ED8CEA
Triadic#EDBF8C, #8CEDBF
Split complementary#EAED8C, #8CED8F
Tetradic#ED8F8C, #BAED8C, #8CEAED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G140
B237
Red191 (74.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue271.55°
Saturation (HSL)72.93%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 8C · B ED
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