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Recognised as Colour

#BFAAB7

  • #BFAAB7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BFAAB7 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 170, 183 and HSL 323°, 14%, 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

#BFAAB7#BFAAB7
HEX#BFAAB7
RGBrgb(191, 170, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6667, 0.7176
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(322.9, 14.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 11%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 4.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,079
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAAB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#405548

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABAEB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB1B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C2AAAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.5Dark grey · ΔE 10.9Silver · ΔE 12.2Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1Light grey · ΔE 16.6Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AABFB2
Analogous#BCAABF, #BFAAAC
Triadic#B7BFAA, #AAB7BF
Split complementary#ACBFAA, #AABFBC
Tetradic#BFBCAA, #AABFB2, #AAACBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE4E8
Lighter +10%#D5C7D0
Darker −10%#A98D9E
Darker −20%#937086
Darker −30%#77596B
Darker −40%#5A4351
More saturated +25%#D297BB
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R191
G170
B183
Red191 (74.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue322.86°
Saturation (HSL)14.09%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AA · B B7

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