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Recognised as Colour

#BFAEE5

  • #BFAEE5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFAEE5 is a violet with RGB values 191, 174, 229 and HSL 259°, 51%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFAEE5#BFAEE5
HEX#BFAEE5
RGBrgb(191, 174, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6824, 0.898
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.2%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(258.5, 51.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 24%, 89.8%)
CMYK16.6%, 24%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,149
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAEE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.4:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#40511A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B6E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B6E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B8B6C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Lavender · ΔE 27Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Light skyblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4E5AE
Analogous#AEB9E5, #DBAEE5
Triadic#E5BFAE, #AEE5BF
Split complementary#E5DBAE, #B9E5AE
Tetradic#E5AEB9, #D4E5AE, #AEE5DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFBFE
Lighter +10%#DED5F1
Darker −10%#A087D9
Darker −20%#8261CC
Darker −30%#643DBD
Darker −40%#503097
More saturated +25%#BAA1F2
Less saturated −25%#C4BBD8

Channel breakdown

R191
G174
B229
Red191 (74.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue258.55°
Saturation (HSL)51.4%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AE · B E5

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