Recognised as Colour

#BF8DEF

#BF8DEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BF8DEF is a violet with RGB values 191, 141, 239 and HSL 271°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BF8DEF#BF8DEF

HEX#BF8DEF

RGBrgb(191, 141, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5529, 0.9373

RGB percentages74.9%, 55.3%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(270.6, 75.4%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 41%, 93.7%)

CMYK20.1%, 41%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,553,711

CSS custom property--colour: #BF8DEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#407210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#77A1F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#82A3ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B89CB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.2 Orchid · ΔE 20 Violet · ΔE 20 Plum · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.9 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDEF8D

Analogous#8E8DEF, #EF8DEE

Triadic#EFBF8D, #8DEFBF

Split complementary#EEEF8D, #8DEF8E

Tetradic#EF8E8D, #BDEF8D, #8DEEEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1E6FC

Lighter +10%#D8BAF5

Darker −10%#A660E9

Darker −20%#8D34E2

Darker −30%#731CC7

Darker −40%#59169A

More saturated +25%#BF7DFF

Less saturated −25%#BF9DDF

Channel breakdown

R191

G141

B239

Red191 (74.9%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue270.61°

Saturation (HSL)75.38%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 8D · B EF

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