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Recognised as Colour

#BFA3BF

  • #BFA3BF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BFA3BF is a magenta with RGB values 191, 163, 191 and HSL 300°, 18%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BFA3BF#BFA3BF
HEX#BFA3BF
RGBrgb(191, 163, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6392, 0.749
RGB percentages74.9%, 63.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(300, 17.9%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 14.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 14.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,559,295
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA3BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 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#405C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A9C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7ADBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C1A5ACno 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 text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.2Rosy brown · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 19Silver · ΔE 20Plum · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3BFA3
Analogous#B1A3BF, #BFA3B1
Triadic#BFBFA3, #A3BFBF
Split complementary#B1BFA3, #A3BFB1
Tetradic#BFB1A3, #A3BFA3, #A3B1BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFE
Lighter +20%#E9DFE9
Lighter +10%#D4C1D4
Darker −10%#AA85AA
Darker −20%#956795
Darker −30%#775277
Darker −40%#583E58
More saturated +25%#D390D3
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R191
G163
B191
Red191 (74.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)17.95%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR BF · G A3 · B BF

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