Colour
#BFA9BC
- #BFA9BC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFA9BC is a magenta with RGB values 191, 169, 188 and HSL 308°, 15%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BFA9BC#BFA9BC
HEX#BFA9BC
RGBrgb(191, 169, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.7373
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(308.2, 14.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.2, 11.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 1.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,828
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA9BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#405643
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9BFAC
Analogous#B7A9BF, #BFA9B1
Triadic#BCBFA9, #A9BCBF
Split complementary#B1BFA9, #A9BFB7
Tetradic#BFB7A9, #A9BFAC, #A9B1BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G169
B188
Red191 (74.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue308.18°
Saturation (HSL)14.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B BC
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