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Recognised as Colour

#BFAEE8

  • #BFAEE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFAEE8 is a violet with RGB values 191, 174, 232 and HSL 258°, 56%, 80%. 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

#BFAEE8#BFAEE8
HEX#BFAEE8
RGBrgb(191, 174, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6824, 0.9098
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(257.6, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 25%, 91%)
CMYK17.7%, 25%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,152
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAEE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#405117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B7EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B6E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#B8B7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.8Thistle · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 27Lavender · ΔE 28.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7E8AE
Analogous#AEBAE8, #DCAEE8
Triadic#E8BFAE, #AEE8BF
Split complementary#E8DCAE, #BAE8AE
Tetradic#E8AEBA, #D7E8AE, #AEE8DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDFF
Lighter +10%#DED6F3
Darker −10%#A086DD
Darker −20%#805FD1
Darker −30%#6138C5
Darker −40%#4E2D9D
More saturated +25%#BAA1F5
Less saturated −25%#C4BBDB

Channel breakdown

R191
G174
B232
Red191 (74.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue257.59°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AE · B E8

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