Colour

#BFA5FA

#BFA5FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BFA5FA is a violet with RGB values 191, 165, 250 and HSL 258°, 89%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFA5FA#BFA5FA

HEX#BFA5FA

RGBrgb(191, 165, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6471, 0.9804

RGB percentages74.9%, 64.7%, 98%

HSLhsl(258.4, 89.5%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 34%, 98%)

CMYK23.6%, 34%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,559,866

CSS custom property--colour: #BFA5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1

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

Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#405A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90B3FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#94B2F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B4B3C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23.4 Violet · ΔE 30 Orchid · ΔE 30.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0FAA5

Analogous#A5B6FA, #E9A5FA

Triadic#FABFA5, #A5FABF

Split complementary#FAE9A5, #B6FAA5

Tetradic#FAA5B6, #E0FAA5, #A5FAE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E1D5FD

Darker −10%#9D75F7

Darker −20%#7A44F5

Darker −30%#5814F2

Darker −40%#450BC8

More saturated +25%#BDA0FF

Less saturated −25%#C4B1EE

Channel breakdown

R191

G165

B250

Red191 (74.9%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue258.35°

Saturation (HSL)89.47%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G A5 · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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