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Colour

#BFB6F6

  • #BFB6F6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFB6F6 is a blue with RGB values 191, 182, 246 and HSL 248°, 78%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFB6F6#BFB6F6
HEX#BFB6F6
RGBrgb(191, 182, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7137, 0.9647
RGB percentages74.9%, 71.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(248.4, 78%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 26%, 96.5%)
CMYK22.4%, 26%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,564,214
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB6F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#404909

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6BFF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7BCF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B3C1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7Thistle · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Lavender · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDF6B6
Analogous#B6CDF6, #DFB6F6
Triadic#F6BFB6, #B6F6BF
Split complementary#F6DFB6, #CDF6B6
Tetradic#F6B6CD, #EDF6B6, #B6F6DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7E3FC
Darker −10%#9789F0
Darker −20%#6F5BEB
Darker −30%#482EE5
Darker −40%#3119C7
More saturated +25%#B9ADFF
Less saturated −25%#C6C0EC

Channel breakdown

R191
G182
B246
Red191 (74.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue248.44°
Saturation (HSL)78.05%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G B6 · B F6

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