Colour

#BF9CFB

#BF9CFB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BF9CFB is a violet with RGB values 191, 156, 251 and HSL 262°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BF9CFB#BF9CFB

HEX#BF9CFB

RGBrgb(191, 156, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6118, 0.9843

RGB percentages74.9%, 61.2%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(262.1, 92.2%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 37.8%, 98.4%)

CMYK23.9%, 37.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,557,563

CSS custom property--colour: #BF9CFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#406304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BADF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B4ACC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.1 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1 Violet · ΔE 25.2 Orchid · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8FB9C

Analogous#9CA8FB, #EF9CFB

Triadic#FBBF9C, #9CFBBF

Split complementary#FBEF9C, #A9FB9C

Tetradic#FB9CA8, #D8FB9C, #9CFBEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#DFCDFD

Darker −10%#9F6BF9

Darker −20%#803AF7

Darker −30%#600AF4

Darker −40%#4D08C3

More saturated +25%#BE98FF

Less saturated −25%#C2A9EE

Channel breakdown

R191

G156

B251

Red191 (74.9%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue262.11°

Saturation (HSL)92.23%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 9C · B FB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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