Colour

#BF9FF8

#BF9FF8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BF9FF8 is a violet with RGB values 191, 159, 248 and HSL 262°, 86%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BF9FF8

RGBrgb(191, 159, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6235, 0.9725

RGB percentages74.9%, 62.4%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(261.6, 86.4%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 35.9%, 97.3%)

CMYK23%, 35.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,558,328

CSS custom property--colour: #BF9FF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#406007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89AEFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FAEF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B5ADC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.5 Medium purple · ΔE 20.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24 Violet · ΔE 27.1 Orchid · ΔE 27.8 Slate blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8F89F

Analogous#9FABF8, #EC9FF8

Triadic#F8BF9F, #9FF8BF

Split complementary#F8EC9F, #ABF89F

Tetradic#F89FAC, #D8F89F, #9FF8EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#DFCFFB

Darker −10%#9F6FF5

Darker −20%#8040F1

Darker −30%#6011ED

Darker −40%#4D0EBD

More saturated +25%#BD98FF

Less saturated −25%#C3ACEB

Channel breakdown

R191

G159

B248

Red191 (74.9%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue261.57°

Saturation (HSL)86.41%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G 9F · B F8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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