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Recognised as Colour

#BF9EEF

  • #BF9EEF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BF9EEF is a violet with RGB values 191, 158, 239 and HSL 264°, 72%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BF9EEF#BF9EEF
HEX#BF9EEF
RGBrgb(191, 158, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6196, 0.9373
RGB percentages74.9%, 62%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(264.4, 71.7%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 33.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK20.1%, 33.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,558,063
CSS custom property--colour: #BF9EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#406110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CACF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#92ADEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B7ABBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Violet · ΔE 28.4Orchid · ΔE 28.5Thistle · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEEF9E
Analogous#9EA6EF, #E89EEF
Triadic#EFBF9E, #9EEFBF
Split complementary#EFE89E, #A5EF9E
Tetradic#EF9EA6, #CEEF9E, #9EEFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F6FD
Lighter +10%#DCCAF6
Darker −10%#A272E8
Darker −20%#8546E1
Darker −30%#6A23D1
Darker −40%#541BA6
More saturated +25%#BC90FD
Less saturated −25%#C2ACE1

Channel breakdown

R191
G158
B239
Red191 (74.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue264.44°
Saturation (HSL)71.68%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G 9E · B EF

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