Colour
#BFABC2
- #BFABC2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFABC2 is a magenta with RGB values 191, 171, 194 and HSL 292°, 16%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BFABC2#BFABC2
HEX#BFABC2
RGBrgb(191, 171, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.7608
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(292.2, 15.9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 11.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK1.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,346
CSS custom property--colour: #BFABC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#40543D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEC2AB
Analogous#B3ABC2, #C2ABB9
Triadic#C2BFAB, #ABC2BF
Split complementary#B9C2AB, #ABC2B3
Tetradic#C2B3AB, #AEC2AB, #ABB9C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G171
B194
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue292.17°
Saturation (HSL)15.86%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B C2
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