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Recognised as Colour

#BF97DE

  • #BF97DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BF97DE is a violet with RGB values 191, 151, 222 and HSL 274°, 52%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF97DE#BF97DE
HEX#BF97DE
RGBrgb(191, 151, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5922, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.9%, 59.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(273.8, 51.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 32%, 87.1%)
CMYK14%, 32%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,556,254
CSS custom property--colour: #BF97DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#406821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA5E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A7DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BBA1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4Orchid · ΔE 28Thistle · ΔE 28.5Violet · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6DE97
Analogous#9C97DE, #DE97D9
Triadic#DEBF97, #97DEBF
Split complementary#DADE97, #97DE9C
Tetradic#DE9C97, #B6DE97, #97D9DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE4F7
Lighter +10%#D7BEEA
Darker −10%#A770D2
Darker −20%#8F4AC5
Darker −30%#7535A7
Darker −40%#5A2980
More saturated +25%#C186EF
Less saturated −25%#BDA8CD

Channel breakdown

R191
G151
B222
Red191 (74.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue273.8°
Saturation (HSL)51.82%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 97 · B DE

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