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Recognised as Colour

#BF9EDF

  • #BF9EDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BF9EDF is a violet with RGB values 191, 158, 223 and HSL 270°, 50%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF9EDF#BF9EDF
HEX#BF9EDF
RGBrgb(191, 158, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6196, 0.8745
RGB percentages74.9%, 62%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(270.5, 50.4%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 29.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK14.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,558,047
CSS custom property--colour: #BF9EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#406120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AAE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#99ACDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BBA7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.8Thistle · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1Orchid · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEDF9E
Analogous#9F9EDF, #DF9EDF
Triadic#DFBF9E, #9EDFBF
Split complementary#DFDF9E, #9EDF9F
Tetradic#DF9F9E, #BEDF9E, #9EDFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EBF8
Lighter +10%#D8C4EC
Darker −10%#A678D2
Darker −20%#8C51C6
Darker −30%#7339AB
Darker −40%#592C85
More saturated +25%#BF8EEF
Less saturated −25%#BFAECF

Channel breakdown

R191
G158
B223
Red191 (74.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue270.46°
Saturation (HSL)50.39%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 9E · B DF

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