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Colour

#BFA6DF

  • #BFA6DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFA6DF is a violet with RGB values 191, 166, 223 and HSL 266°, 47%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFA6DF#BFA6DF
HEX#BFA6DF
RGBrgb(191, 166, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.651, 0.8745
RGB percentages74.9%, 65.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(266.3, 47.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 25.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK14.3%, 25.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,095
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA6DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#405920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB0E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B1DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BAAEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13Thistle · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Lavender · ΔE 30.1Light slate grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6DFA6
Analogous#A6AADF, #DBA6DF
Triadic#DFBFA6, #A6DFBF
Split complementary#DFDCA6, #AADFA6
Tetradic#DFA6AA, #C6DFA6, #A6DFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F1FA
Lighter +10%#DACCEC
Darker −10%#A480D2
Darker −20%#895BC4
Darker −30%#6F3EAE
Darker −40%#573188
More saturated +25%#BD97EE
Less saturated −25%#C1B5D0

Channel breakdown

R191
G166
B223
Red191 (74.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue266.32°
Saturation (HSL)47.11%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G A6 · B DF

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