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Recognised as Colour

#BFA4DE

  • #BFA4DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFA4DE is a violet with RGB values 191, 164, 222 and HSL 268°, 47%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFA4DE#BFA4DE
HEX#BFA4DE
RGBrgb(191, 164, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6431, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.9%, 64.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(267.9, 46.8%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 26.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK14%, 26.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,559,582
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#405B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99AEE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FAFDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BBACB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.3Thistle · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Lavender · ΔE 31.1Light slate grey · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3DEA4
Analogous#A4A6DE, #DCA4DE
Triadic#DEBFA4, #A4DEBF
Split complementary#DEDCA4, #A6DEA4
Tetradic#DEA4A6, #C3DEA4, #A4DEDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4EFF9
Lighter +10%#D9C9EC
Darker −10%#A57FD0
Darker −20%#8A59C3
Darker −30%#713EAB
Darker −40%#583086
More saturated +25%#BE95EE
Less saturated −25%#C0B4CF

Channel breakdown

R191
G164
B222
Red191 (74.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue267.93°
Saturation (HSL)46.77%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G A4 · B DE

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