Recognised as Colour
#BFAECF
- #BFAECF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFAECF is a violet with RGB values 191, 174, 207 and HSL 271°, 26%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BFAECF#BFAECF
HEX#BFAECF
RGBrgb(191, 174, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6824, 0.8118
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(270.9, 25.6%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 15.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK7.7%, 15.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,127
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAECF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#405130
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BECFAE
Analogous#AFAECF, #CFAECE
Triadic#CFBFAE, #AECFBF
Split complementary#CFCFAE, #AECFAF
Tetradic#CFAFAE, #BECFAE, #AECECF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G174
B207
Red191 (74.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue270.91°
Saturation (HSL)25.58%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AE · B CF
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