Colour
#BFB6C4
- #BFB6C4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BFB6C4 is a violet with RGB values 191, 182, 196 and HSL 279°, 11%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BFB6C4#BFB6C4
HEX#BFB6C4
RGBrgb(191, 182, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7137, 0.7686
RGB percentages74.9%, 71.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(278.6, 10.6%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 7.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK2.6%, 7.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,564,164
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB6C4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 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#B9B9B9
Inverted#40493B
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBC4B6
Analogous#B8B6C4, #C4B6C2
Triadic#C4BFB6, #B6C4BF
Split complementary#C2C4B6, #B6C4B8
Tetradic#C4B8B6, #BBC4B6, #B6C2C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G182
B196
Red191 (74.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)10.61%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G B6 · B C4
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