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Recognised as Colour

#BFACEB

  • #BFACEB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFACEB is a violet with RGB values 191, 172, 235 and HSL 258°, 61%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFACEB#BFACEB
HEX#BFACEB
RGBrgb(191, 172, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6745, 0.9216
RGB percentages74.9%, 67.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(258.1, 61.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 26.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK18.7%, 26.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,561,643
CSS custom property--colour: #BFACEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#405314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B7B6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15Thistle · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Lavender · ΔE 30.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8EBAC
Analogous#ACB9EB, #DFACEB
Triadic#EBBFAC, #ACEBBF
Split complementary#EBDEAC, #B9EBAC
Tetradic#EBACB9, #D8EBAC, #ACEBDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#DFD5F5
Darker −10%#9F83E1
Darker −20%#805AD7
Darker −30%#6031CD
Darker −40%#4D27A4
More saturated +25%#BA9FF8
Less saturated −25%#C4B9DE

Channel breakdown

R191
G172
B235
Red191 (74.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue258.1°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AC · B EB

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