Colour
#BFB8D0
- #BFB8D0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BFB8D0 is a violet with RGB values 191, 184, 208 and HSL 258°, 20%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BFB8D0#BFB8D0
HEX#BFB8D0
RGBrgb(191, 184, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7216, 0.8157
RGB percentages74.9%, 72.2%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(257.5, 20.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 11.5%, 81.6%)
CMYK8.2%, 11.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,564,688
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB8D0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#40472F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9D0B8
Analogous#B8BDD0, #CBB8D0
Triadic#D0BFB8, #B8D0BF
Split complementary#D0CBB8, #BDD0B8
Tetradic#D0B8BD, #C9D0B8, #B8D0CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G184
B208
Red191 (74.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue257.5°
Saturation (HSL)20.34%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G B8 · B D0
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