Recognised as Colour
#BF94DD
- #BF94DD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BF94DD is a violet with RGB values 191, 148, 221 and HSL 275°, 52%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BF94DD#BF94DD
HEX#BF94DD
RGBrgb(191, 148, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5804, 0.8667
RGB percentages74.9%, 58%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(275.3, 51.8%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 33%, 86.7%)
CMYK13.6%, 33%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,555,485
CSS custom property--colour: #BF94DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37477WCAG 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 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#406B22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2DD94
Analogous#9B94DD, #DD94D7
Triadic#DDBF94, #94DDBF
Split complementary#D7DD94, #94DD9B
Tetradic#DD9B94, #B2DD94, #94D7DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G148
B221
Red191 (74.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue275.34°
Saturation (HSL)51.77%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 94 · B DD
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