Colour
#BFA9DF
- #BFA9DF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BFA9DF is a violet with RGB values 191, 169, 223 and HSL 264°, 46%, 77%. 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
#BFA9DF#BFA9DF
HEX#BFA9DF
RGBrgb(191, 169, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.8745
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(264.4, 45.8%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 24.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK14.3%, 24.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,863
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA9DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#405620
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9DFA9
Analogous#A9AEDF, #DAA9DF
Triadic#DFBFA9, #A9DFBF
Split complementary#DFDAA9, #AEDFA9
Tetradic#DFA9AE, #C9DFA9, #A9DFDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G169
B223
Red191 (74.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue264.44°
Saturation (HSL)45.76%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B DF
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