Colour
#BFABDF
- #BFABDF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BFABDF is a violet with RGB values 191, 171, 223 and HSL 263°, 45%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BFABDF#BFABDF
HEX#BFABDF
RGBrgb(191, 171, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.8745
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(263.1, 44.8%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 23.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK14.3%, 23.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,375
CSS custom property--colour: #BFABDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#405420
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBDFAB
Analogous#ABB1DF, #D9ABDF
Triadic#DFBFAB, #ABDFBF
Split complementary#DFD9AB, #B1DFAB
Tetradic#DFABB1, #CBDFAB, #ABDFD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G171
B223
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue263.08°
Saturation (HSL)44.83%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B DF
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