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Recognised as Colour

#BF9EEA

  • #BF9EEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BF9EEA is a violet with RGB values 191, 158, 234 and HSL 266°, 64%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF9EEA#BF9EEA
HEX#BF9EEA
RGBrgb(191, 158, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6196, 0.9176
RGB percentages74.9%, 62%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(266.1, 64.4%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 32.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK18.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,558,058
CSS custom property--colour: #BF9EEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#406115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EACEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#94ACE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B8A9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 29.5Thistle · ΔE 29.6Violet · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9EA9E
Analogous#9EA3EA, #E59EEA
Triadic#EABF9E, #9EEABF
Split complementary#EAE59E, #A3EA9E
Tetradic#EA9EA3, #C9EA9E, #9EEAE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F2FC
Lighter +10%#DBC8F3
Darker −10%#A374E1
Darker −20%#884AD8
Darker −30%#6D2BC4
Darker −40%#56219B
More saturated +25%#BD8FF9
Less saturated −25%#C1ADDB

Channel breakdown

R191
G158
B234
Red191 (74.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue266.05°
Saturation (HSL)64.41%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 9E · B EA

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