Recognised as Colour

#BFA1CF

#BFA1CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BFA1CF is a violet with RGB values 191, 161, 207 and HSL 279°, 32%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFA1CF#BFA1CF

HEX#BFA1CF

RGBrgb(191, 161, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6314, 0.8118

RGB percentages74.9%, 63.1%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(279.1, 32.4%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 22.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK7.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,558,799

CSS custom property--colour: #BFA1CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1

Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#405E30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BAAD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1ACCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BEA6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.7 Thistle · ΔE 15.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7 Pink · ΔE 26.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1CFA1

Analogous#A8A1CF, #CFA1C8

Triadic#CFBFA1, #A1CFBF

Split complementary#C8CFA1, #A1CFA8

Tetradic#CFA8A1, #B1CFA1, #A1C8CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE5F1

Lighter +10%#D6C3E0

Darker −10%#A87FBE

Darker −20%#915DAD

Darker −30%#76498E

Darker −40%#5A376D

More saturated +25%#C48FE1

Less saturated −25%#BAB3BD

Channel breakdown

R191

G161

B207

Red191 (74.9%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue279.13°

Saturation (HSL)32.39%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G A1 · B CF

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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