Recognised as Colour
#BF8ECF
- #BF8ECF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BF8ECF is a violet with RGB values 191, 142, 207 and HSL 285°, 40%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BF8ECF#BF8ECF
HEX#BF8ECF
RGBrgb(191, 142, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5569, 0.8118
RGB percentages74.9%, 55.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(285.2, 40.4%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 31.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK7.7%, 31.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,553,935
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8ECF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#407130
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ECF8E
Analogous#9F8ECF, #CF8EBE
Triadic#CFBF8E, #8ECFBF
Split complementary#BFCF8E, #8ECF9F
Tetradic#CF9F8E, #9ECF8E, #8EBECF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G142
B207
Red191 (74.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue285.23°
Saturation (HSL)40.37%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 8E · B CF
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