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Colour

#BF9EC1

  • #BF9EC1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BF9EC1 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 158, 193 and HSL 297°, 22%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BF9EC1#BF9EC1
HEX#BF9EC1
RGBrgb(191, 158, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6196, 0.7569
RGB percentages74.9%, 62%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(296.6, 22%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.6, 18.1%, 75.7%)
CMYK1%, 18.1%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,558,017
CSS custom property--colour: #BF9EC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#40613E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA6C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3AAC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C1A1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.9Plum · ΔE 17.1Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Dark grey · ΔE 22.7Pink · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0C19E
Analogous#AD9EC1, #C19EB2
Triadic#C1BF9E, #9EC1BF
Split complementary#B2C19E, #9EC1AE
Tetradic#C1AE9E, #A0C19E, #9EB2C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBFD
Lighter +20%#E8DCE9
Lighter +10%#D4BDD5
Darker −10%#AA7FAD
Darker −20%#956198
Darker −30%#764D79
Darker −40%#58395A
More saturated +25%#D18AD5
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R191
G158
B193
Red191 (74.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue296.57°
Saturation (HSL)22.01%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 9E · B C1

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