Colour
#BFAABC
- #BFAABC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFAABC is a magenta with RGB values 191, 170, 188 and HSL 309°, 14%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BFAABC#BFAABC
HEX#BFAABC
RGBrgb(191, 170, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6667, 0.7373
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(308.6, 14.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 11%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 1.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,084
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAABC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#405543
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AABFAD
Analogous#B7AABF, #BFAAB2
Triadic#BCBFAA, #AABCBF
Split complementary#B1BFAA, #AABFB7
Tetradic#BFB7AA, #AABFAD, #AAB1BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G170
B188
Red191 (74.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)14.09%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G AA · B BC
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