Colour

#BF99CC

#BF99CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF99CC is a violet with RGB values 191, 153, 204 and HSL 285°, 33%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF99CC#BF99CC

HEX#BF99CC

RGBrgb(191, 153, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6, 0.8

RGB percentages74.9%, 60%, 80%

HSLhsl(284.7, 33.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 25%, 80%)

CMYK6.4%, 25%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,556,748

CSS custom property--colour: #BF99CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#406633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BA7CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BF9FABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.7 Thistle · ΔE 19.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5 Pink · ΔE 28.6 Light pink · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6CC99

Analogous#A699CC, #CC99BF

Triadic#CCBF99, #99CCBF

Split complementary#C0CC99, #99CCA5

Tetradic#CCA599, #A6CC99, #99BFCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EADDEE

Lighter +10%#D4BBDD

Darker −10%#AA77BB

Darker −20%#9455AA

Darker −30%#774488

Darker −40%#593366

More saturated +25%#C886DF

Less saturated −25%#B6ACB9

Channel breakdown

R191

G153

B204

Red191 (74.9%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue284.71°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 99 · B CC

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Colour values

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