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Recognised as Colour

#BFA0CA

  • #BFA0CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BFA0CA is a violet with RGB values 191, 160, 202 and HSL 284°, 28%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BFA0CA#BFA0CA
HEX#BFA0CA
RGBrgb(191, 160, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6275, 0.7922
RGB percentages74.9%, 62.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(284.3, 28.4%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 20.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK5.4%, 20.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,558,538
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA0CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#405F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA9CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2ACC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BFA4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.2Plum · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Rosy brown · ΔE 24.7Pink · ΔE 25.3Dark grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABCAA0
Analogous#AAA0CA, #CAA0C0
Triadic#CABFA0, #A0CABF
Split complementary#C0CAA0, #A0CAAA
Tetradic#CAAAA0, #ABCAA0, #A0C0CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE1EF
Lighter +10%#D5C1DC
Darker −10%#A97FB8
Darker −20%#935FA5
Darker −30%#774B86
Darker −40%#5A3965
More saturated +25%#C88DDC
Less saturated −25%#B6B3B7

Channel breakdown

R191
G160
B202
Red191 (74.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue284.29°
Saturation (HSL)28.38%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G A0 · B CA

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