Recognised as Colour
#BFB7E4
- #BFB7E4
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFB7E4 is a blue with RGB values 191, 183, 228 and HSL 251°, 45%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BFB7E4#BFB7E4
HEX#BFB7E4
RGBrgb(191, 183, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7176, 0.8941
RGB percentages74.9%, 71.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(250.7, 45.5%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 19.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK16.2%, 19.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,564,452
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB7E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#40481B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DCE4B7
Analogous#B7C5E4, #D6B7E4
Triadic#E4BFB7, #B7E4BF
Split complementary#E4D6B7, #C5E4B7
Tetradic#E4B7C5, #DCE4B7, #B7E4D6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G183
B228
Red191 (74.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue250.67°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G B7 · B E4
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