Recognised as Colour
#BF90DC
- #BF90DC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BF90DC is a violet with RGB values 191, 144, 220 and HSL 277°, 52%, 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
#BF90DC#BF90DC
HEX#BF90DC
RGBrgb(191, 144, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5647, 0.8627
RGB percentages74.9%, 56.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(277.1, 52.1%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 34.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK13.2%, 34.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,554,460
CSS custom property--colour: #BF90DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#406F23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADDC90
Analogous#9990DC, #DC90D3
Triadic#DCBF90, #90DCBF
Split complementary#D3DC90, #90DC99
Tetradic#DC9990, #ADDC90, #90D3DC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G144
B220
Red191 (74.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue277.11°
Saturation (HSL)52.05%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 90 · B DC
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