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Recognised as Colour

#BFA5EB

  • #BFA5EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFA5EB is a violet with RGB values 191, 165, 235 and HSL 262°, 64%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFA5EB#BFA5EB
HEX#BFA5EB
RGBrgb(191, 165, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6471, 0.9216
RGB percentages74.9%, 64.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(262.3, 63.6%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 29.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK18.7%, 29.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,559,851
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA5EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#405A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB1E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B8B0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Thistle · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1Orchid · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1EBA5
Analogous#A5AEEB, #E2A5EB
Triadic#EBBFA5, #A5EBBF
Split complementary#EBE2A5, #AEEBA5
Tetradic#EBA5AE, #D1EBA5, #A5EBE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8FE
Lighter +10%#DDCFF4
Darker −10%#A17BE2
Darker −20%#8452D8
Darker −30%#672DCA
Darker −40%#5224A0
More saturated +25%#BB97F9
Less saturated −25%#C3B3DD

Channel breakdown

R191
G165
B235
Red191 (74.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue262.29°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G A5 · B EB

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