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Recognised as Colour

#BFABD6

  • #BFABD6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BFABD6 is a violet with RGB values 191, 171, 214 and HSL 268°, 34%, 75%. 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

#BFABD6#BFABD6
HEX#BFABD6
RGBrgb(191, 171, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.8392
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(267.9, 34.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 20.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK10.7%, 20.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,366
CSS custom property--colour: #BFABD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#405429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B2D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B3D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BCB1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.4Plum · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18Lavender · ΔE 24.1Dark grey · ΔE 24.8Silver · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2D6AB
Analogous#ABACD6, #D5ABD6
Triadic#D6BFAB, #ABD6BF
Split complementary#D6D5AB, #ACD6AB
Tetradic#D6ABAC, #C2D6AB, #ABD6D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F0F7
Lighter +10%#D9CDE7
Darker −10%#A589C5
Darker −20%#8B66B5
Darker −30%#714C9C
Darker −40%#583B7A
More saturated +25%#BE9BE6
Less saturated −25%#C0BBC6

Channel breakdown

R191
G171
B214
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue267.91°
Saturation (HSL)34.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B D6

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