Recognised as Colour
#BFB7D2
- #BFB7D2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFB7D2 is a violet with RGB values 191, 183, 210 and HSL 258°, 23%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BFB7D2#BFB7D2
HEX#BFB7D2
RGBrgb(191, 183, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7176, 0.8235
RGB percentages74.9%, 71.8%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(257.8, 23.1%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 12.9%, 82.4%)
CMYK9%, 12.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,564,434
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB7D2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#40482D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAD2B7
Analogous#B7BCD2, #CCB7D2
Triadic#D2BFB7, #B7D2BF
Split complementary#D2CCB7, #BCD2B7
Tetradic#D2B7BC, #CAD2B7, #B7D2CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G183
B210
Red191 (74.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue257.78°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G B7 · B D2
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