Colour

#BFA1DF

#BFA1DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BFA1DF is a violet with RGB values 191, 161, 223 and HSL 269°, 49%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFA1DF#BFA1DF

HEX#BFA1DF

RGBrgb(191, 161, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6314, 0.8745

RGB percentages74.9%, 63.1%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(269, 49.2%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269, 27.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK14.3%, 27.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,558,815

CSS custom property--colour: #BFA1DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#405E20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96ACE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BAEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BBAAB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.4 Thistle · ΔE 22.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 28 Medium purple · ΔE 31.1 Steel blue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1DFA1

Analogous#A1A2DF, #DEA1DF

Triadic#DFBFA1, #A1DFBF

Split complementary#DFDEA1, #A2DFA1

Tetradic#DFA1A2, #C1DFA1, #A1DFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3EDF9

Lighter +10%#D9C7EC

Darker −10%#A57BD2

Darker −20%#8B55C5

Darker −30%#723BAC

Darker −40%#592E86

More saturated +25%#BE91EF

Less saturated −25%#C0B1CF

Channel breakdown

R191

G161

B223

Red191 (74.9%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue269.03°

Saturation (HSL)49.21%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G A1 · B DF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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