Colour

#BFAEFE

#BFAEFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BFAEFE is a blue with RGB values 191, 174, 254 and HSL 253°, 98%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFAEFE#BFAEFE

HEX#BFAEFE

RGBrgb(191, 174, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6824, 0.9961

RGB percentages74.9%, 68.2%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(252.8, 97.6%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 31.5%, 99.6%)

CMYK24.8%, 31.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,562,174

CSS custom property--colour: #BFAEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#405101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9ABAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BB8FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#B2BBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7 Thistle · ΔE 30.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 32.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EDFEAE

Analogous#AEC5FE, #E7AEFE

Triadic#FEBFAE, #AEFEBF

Split complementary#FEE7AE, #C5FEAE

Tetradic#FEAEC5, #EDFEAE, #AEFEE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7E0FF

Darker −10%#977CFD

Darker −20%#6F49FD

Darker −30%#4817FC

Darker −40%#3103DD

More saturated +25%#BEADFF

Less saturated −25%#C5B8F4

Channel breakdown

R191

G174

B254

Red191 (74.9%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue252.75°

Saturation (HSL)97.56%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G AE · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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