Recognised as Colour
#BFABD8
- #BFABD8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFABD8 is a violet with RGB values 191, 171, 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
#BFABD8#BFABD8
HEX#BFABD8
RGBrgb(191, 171, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.8471
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(266.7, 36.6%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 20.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK11.6%, 20.8%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,368
CSS custom property--colour: #BFABD8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#405427
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4D8AB
Analogous#ABADD8, #D6ABD8
Triadic#D8BFAB, #ABD8BF
Split complementary#D8D6AB, #ADD8AB
Tetradic#D8ABAD, #C4D8AB, #ABD8D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G171
B216
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)36.59%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B D8
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