Recognised as Colour
#BF92E4
- #BF92E4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BF92E4 is a violet with RGB values 191, 146, 228 and HSL 273°, 60%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BF92E4#BF92E4
HEX#BF92E4
RGBrgb(191, 146, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5725, 0.8941
RGB percentages74.9%, 57.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(272.9, 60.3%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.9, 36%, 89.4%)
CMYK16.2%, 36%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,554,980
CSS custom property--colour: #BF92E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#406D1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7E492
Analogous#9692E4, #E492E0
Triadic#E4BF92, #92E4BF
Split complementary#E0E492, #92E496
Tetradic#E49692, #B7E492, #92E0E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G146
B228
Red191 (74.9%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue272.93°
Saturation (HSL)60.29%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 92 · B E4
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