Colour
#BFAFCC
- #BFAFCC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFAFCC is a violet with RGB values 191, 175, 204 and HSL 273°, 22%, 74%. 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
#BFAFCC#BFAFCC
HEX#BFAFCC
RGBrgb(191, 175, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6863, 0.8
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(273.1, 22.1%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 14.2%, 80%)
CMYK6.4%, 14.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,380
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAFCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#405033
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCCCAF
Analogous#B1AFCC, #CCAFCB
Triadic#CCBFAF, #AFCCBF
Split complementary#CBCCAF, #AFCCB1
Tetradic#CCB1AF, #BCCCAF, #AFCBCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G175
B204
Red191 (74.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue273.1°
Saturation (HSL)22.14%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AF · B CC
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