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Recognised as Colour

#BFA1BD

  • #BFA1BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BFA1BD is a magenta with RGB values 191, 161, 189 and HSL 304°, 19%, 69%. 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

#BFA1BD#BFA1BD
HEX#BFA1BD
RGBrgb(191, 161, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6314, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.9%, 63.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(304, 19%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304, 15.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,558,781
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA1BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#405E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6ABBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C1A3AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.8Rosy brown · ΔE 18Dark grey · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 20Silver · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1BFA3
Analogous#B2A1BF, #BFA1AE
Triadic#BDBFA1, #A1BDBF
Split complementary#AEBFA1, #A1BFB2
Tetradic#BFB2A1, #A1BFA3, #A1AEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFD
Lighter +20%#E8DEE8
Lighter +10%#D4BFD2
Darker −10%#AA83A8
Darker −20%#956592
Darker −30%#765174
Darker −40%#583C56
More saturated +25%#D38DCE
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R191
G161
B189
Red191 (74.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue304°
Saturation (HSL)18.99%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A1 · B BD

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