Recognised as Colour
#BFAAD8
- #BFAAD8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFAAD8 is a violet with RGB values 191, 170, 216 and HSL 267°, 37%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BFAAD8#BFAAD8
HEX#BFAAD8
RGBrgb(191, 170, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6667, 0.8471
RGB percentages74.9%, 66.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(267.4, 37.1%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 21.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK11.6%, 21.3%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,112
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAAD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 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#405527
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#C3D8AA
Analogous#AAACD8, #D6AAD8
Triadic#D8BFAA, #AAD8BF
Split complementary#D8D6AA, #ACD8AA
Tetradic#D8AAAC, #C3D8AA, #AAD8D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G170
B216
Red191 (74.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue267.39°
Saturation (HSL)37.1%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AA · B D8
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