Recognised as Colour
#BFAFE5
- #BFAFE5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BFAFE5 is a violet with RGB values 191, 175, 229 and HSL 258°, 51%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BFAFE5#BFAFE5
HEX#BFAFE5
RGBrgb(191, 175, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.6863, 0.898
RGB percentages74.9%, 68.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(257.8, 50.9%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 23.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK16.6%, 23.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,562,405
CSS custom property--colour: #BFAFE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#40501A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5E5AF
Analogous#AFBAE5, #DAAFE5
Triadic#E5BFAF, #AFE5BF
Split complementary#E5DAAF, #BAE5AF
Tetradic#E5AFBA, #D5E5AF, #AFE5DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G175
B229
Red191 (74.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue257.78°
Saturation (HSL)50.94%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G AF · B E5
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