Colour

#BF97DF

#BF97DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF97DF is a violet with RGB values 191, 151, 223 and HSL 273°, 53%, 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

#BF97DF#BF97DF

HEX#BF97DF

RGBrgb(191, 151, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5922, 0.8745

RGB percentages74.9%, 59.2%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(273.3, 52.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 32.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK14.3%, 32.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,556,255

CSS custom property--colour: #BF97DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#406820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8AA5E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A8DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BBA1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 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 text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.1 Medium purple · ΔE 24.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2 Orchid · ΔE 27.7 Violet · ΔE 28.7 Thistle · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B7DF97

Analogous#9B97DF, #DF97DB

Triadic#DFBF97, #97DFBF

Split complementary#DBDF97, #97DF9B

Tetradic#DF9B97, #B7DF97, #97DBDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFE5F7

Lighter +10%#D7BEEB

Darker −10%#A770D3

Darker −20%#8F49C7

Darker −30%#7534A9

Darker −40%#5A2882

More saturated +25%#C186F0

Less saturated −25%#BDA8CE

Channel breakdown

R191

G151

B223

Red191 (74.9%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue273.33°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 97 · B DF

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