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Recognised as Colour

#BFA9FE

  • #BFA9FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFA9FE is a violet with RGB values 191, 169, 254 and HSL 256°, 98%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFA9FE#BFA9FE
HEX#BFA9FE
RGBrgb(191, 169, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6627, 0.9961
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(255.5, 97.7%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.5, 33.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK24.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,560,894
CSS custom property--colour: #BFA9FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#405601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B2B7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 31.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.1Orchid · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8FEA9
Analogous#A9BEFE, #E9A9FE
Triadic#FEBFA9, #A9FEBF
Split complementary#FEE9A9, #BEFEA9
Tetradic#FEA9BD, #E8FEA9, #A9FEE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E5DBFF
Darker −10%#9977FD
Darker −20%#7444FD
Darker −30%#4E12FC
Darker −40%#3A03D8
More saturated +25%#BFA8FF
Less saturated −25%#C4B4F3

Channel breakdown

R191
G169
B254
Red191 (74.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue255.53°
Saturation (HSL)97.7%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G A9 · B FE

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