Recognised as Colour
#BF98FD
- #BF98FD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#BF98FD is a violet with RGB values 191, 152, 253 and HSL 263°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#BF98FD#BF98FD
HEX#BF98FD
RGBrgb(191, 152, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.5961, 0.9922
RGB percentages74.9%, 59.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(263.2, 96.2%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 39.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK24.5%, 39.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,556,541
CSS custom property--colour: #BF98FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#406702
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6FD98
Analogous#98A4FD, #F198FD
Triadic#FDBF98, #98FDBF
Split complementary#FDF298, #A3FD98
Tetradic#FD98A4, #D6FD98, #98FDF1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G152
B253
Red191 (74.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue263.17°
Saturation (HSL)96.19%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 98 · B FD
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page