Colour
#BF9BB6
- #BF9BB6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BF9BB6 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 155, 182 and HSL 315°, 22%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BF9BB6#BF9BB6
HEX#BF9BB6
RGBrgb(191, 155, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6078, 0.7137
RGB percentages74.9%, 60.8%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(315, 22%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 18.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.8%, 4.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,557,238
CSS custom property--colour: #BF9BB6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#406449
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BBFA4
Analogous#B69BBF, #BF9BA4
Triadic#B6BF9B, #9BB6BF
Split complementary#A4BF9B, #9BBFB6
Tetradic#BFB69B, #9BBFA4, #9BA4BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G155
B182
Red191 (74.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)21.95%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 9B · B B6
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