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Colour

#BF90FF

  • #BF90FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BF90FF is a violet with RGB values 191, 144, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BF90FF#BF90FF
HEX#BF90FF
RGBrgb(191, 144, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5647, 1
RGB percentages74.9%, 56.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(265.4, 100%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 43.5%, 100%)
CMYK25.1%, 43.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,554,495
CSS custom property--colour: #BF90FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#406F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#B4A3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5Violet · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0FF90
Analogous#9099FF, #F790FF
Triadic#FFBF90, #90FFBF
Split complementary#FFF690, #99FF90
Tetradic#FF9098, #D0FF90, #90FFF7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF6FF
Lighter +10%#DCC3FF
Darker −10%#A25DFF
Darker −20%#842AFF
Darker −30%#6800F6
Darker −40%#5300C3
More saturated +25%#BF90FF
Less saturated −25%#C19EF1

Channel breakdown

R191
G144
B255
Red191 (74.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue265.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 90 · B FF

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