Recognised as Colour
#BF8FD7
- #BF8FD7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BF8FD7 is a violet with RGB values 191, 143, 215 and HSL 280°, 47%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BF8FD7#BF8FD7
HEX#BF8FD7
RGBrgb(191, 143, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5608, 0.8431
RGB percentages74.9%, 56.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(280, 47.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 33.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK11.2%, 33.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,554,199
CSS custom property--colour: #BF8FD7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#407028
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7D78F
Analogous#9B8FD7, #D78FCB
Triadic#D7BF8F, #8FD7BF
Split complementary#CBD78F, #8FD79B
Tetradic#D79B8F, #A7D78F, #8FCBD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G143
B215
Red191 (74.9%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 8F · B D7
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