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Recognised as Colour

#BFA4F8

  • #BFA4F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFA4F8 is a violet with RGB values 191, 164, 248 and HSL 259°, 86%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFA4F8#BFA4F8
HEX#BFA4F8
RGBrgb(191, 164, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6431, 0.9725
RGB percentages74.9%, 64.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(259.3, 85.7%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 33.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK23%, 33.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,559,608
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA4F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.88:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#405B07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B2FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B1F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B4B2C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Violet · ΔE 29.8Orchid · ΔE 30.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDF8A4
Analogous#A4B3F8, #E9A4F8
Triadic#F8BFA4, #A4F8BF
Split complementary#F8E9A4, #B3F8A4
Tetradic#F8A4B3, #DDF8A4, #A4F8E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E0D3FC
Darker −10%#9E75F4
Darker −20%#7C45F1
Darker −30%#5B16ED
Darker −40%#480FC1
More saturated +25%#BC9DFF
Less saturated −25%#C3B0EC

Channel breakdown

R191
G164
B248
Red191 (74.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue259.29°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G A4 · B F8

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