Colour

#BF90DB

#BF90DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF90DB is a violet with RGB values 191, 144, 219 and HSL 278°, 51%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF90DB#BF90DB

HEX#BF90DB

RGBrgb(191, 144, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5647, 0.8588

RGB percentages74.9%, 56.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(277.6, 51%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 34.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK12.8%, 34.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,554,459

CSS custom property--colour: #BF90DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#406F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83A0DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA3D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BD9AACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.6 Orchid · ΔE 24.4 Violet · ΔE 25.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7 Thistle · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACDB90

Analogous#9A90DB, #DB90D1

Triadic#DBBF90, #90DBBF

Split complementary#D1DB90, #90DB9A

Tetradic#DB9A90, #ACDB90, #90D1DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBDDF4

Lighter +10%#D5B7E7

Darker −10%#A969CF

Darker −20%#9343C2

Darker −30%#77339F

Darker −40%#5A2778

More saturated +25%#C47EED

Less saturated −25%#BAA2C9

Channel breakdown

R191

G144

B219

Red191 (74.9%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue277.6°

Saturation (HSL)51.02%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 90 · B DB

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Colour values

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