Colour
#BF9CBA
- #BF9CBA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BF9CBA is a magenta with RGB values 191, 156, 186 and HSL 309°, 21%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BF9CBA#BF9CBA
HEX#BF9CBA
RGBrgb(191, 156, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6118, 0.7294
RGB percentages74.9%, 61.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(308.6, 21.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 18.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 2.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,557,498
CSS custom property--colour: #BF9CBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#406345
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CBFA1
Analogous#B39CBF, #BF9CA8
Triadic#BABF9C, #9CBABF
Split complementary#A9BF9C, #9CBFB3
Tetradic#BFB39C, #9CBFA1, #9CA8BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G156
B186
Red191 (74.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)21.47%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 9C · B BA
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