Recognised as Colour
#BFABD9
- #BFABD9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFABD9 is a violet with RGB values 191, 171, 217 and HSL 266°, 38%, 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
#BFABD9#BFABD9
HEX#BFABD9
RGBrgb(191, 171, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.851
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(266.1, 37.7%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.1, 21.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK12%, 21.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,369
CSS custom property--colour: #BFABD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#405426
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 text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5D9AB
Analogous#ABAED9, #D6ABD9
Triadic#D9BFAB, #ABD9BF
Split complementary#D9D6AB, #AED9AB
Tetradic#D9ABAE, #C5D9AB, #ABD9D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G171
B217
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue266.09°
Saturation (HSL)37.7%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B D9
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