Recognised as Colour
#BFA8DE
- #BFA8DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BFA8DE is a violet with RGB values 191, 168, 222 and HSL 266°, 45%, 76%. 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
#BFA8DE#BFA8DE
HEX#BFA8DE
RGBrgb(191, 168, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6588, 0.8706
RGB percentages74.9%, 65.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(265.6, 45%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 24.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK14%, 24.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,606
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA8DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#405721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7DEA8
Analogous#A8ACDE, #DAA8DE
Triadic#DEBFA8, #A8DEBF
Split complementary#DEDAA8, #ACDEA8
Tetradic#DEA8AC, #C7DEA8, #A8DEDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G168
B222
Red191 (74.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue265.56°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G A8 · B DE
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