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Recognised as Colour

#BFABE4

  • #BFABE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFABE4 is a violet with RGB values 191, 171, 228 and HSL 261°, 51%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFABE4#BFABE4
HEX#BFABE4
RGBrgb(191, 171, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6706, 0.8941
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(261.1, 51.4%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 25%, 89.4%)
CMYK16.2%, 25%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,380
CSS custom property--colour: #BFABE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#40541B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB4E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B4E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#B9B3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Lavender · ΔE 28.6Light skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0E4AB
Analogous#ABB3E4, #DCABE4
Triadic#E4BFAB, #ABE4BF
Split complementary#E4DCAB, #B3E4AB
Tetradic#E4ABB3, #D0E4AB, #ABE4DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8FD
Lighter +10%#DCD2F0
Darker −10%#A284D8
Darker −20%#845ECB
Darker −30%#683CBA
Darker −40%#532F94
More saturated +25%#BB9DF2
Less saturated −25%#C3B9D6

Channel breakdown

R191
G171
B228
Red191 (74.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue261.05°
Saturation (HSL)51.35%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AB · B E4

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