Colour

#BF9FC5

#BF9FC5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BF9FC5 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 159, 197 and HSL 291°, 25%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BF9FC5#BF9FC5

HEX#BF9FC5

RGBrgb(191, 159, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6235, 0.7725

RGB percentages74.9%, 62.4%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(290.5, 24.7%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 19.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK3%, 19.3%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,558,277

CSS custom property--colour: #BF9FC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#40603A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BA7C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2ABC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C0A3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.3 Plum · ΔE 16.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5 Pink · ΔE 23.9 Dark grey · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5C59F

Analogous#AC9FC5, #C59FB8

Triadic#C5BF9F, #9FC5BF

Split complementary#B8C59F, #9FC5AC

Tetradic#C5AC9F, #A5C59F, #9FB8C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFF

Lighter +20%#E9DFEB

Lighter +10%#D4BFD8

Darker −10%#AA7FB2

Darker −20%#94609E

Darker −30%#774C7F

Darker −40%#59395F

More saturated +25%#CC8CD8

Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R191

G159

B197

Red191 (74.9%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue290.53°

Saturation (HSL)24.68%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 9F · B C5

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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