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Recognised as Colour

#BFB8FD

  • #BFB8FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFB8FD is a blue with RGB values 191, 184, 253 and HSL 246°, 95%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFB8FD#BFB8FD
HEX#BFB8FD
RGBrgb(191, 184, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7216, 0.9922
RGB percentages74.9%, 72.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(246.1, 94.5%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.1, 27.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK24.5%, 27.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,564,733
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB8FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#404702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BEFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B1C4D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Thistle · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1Lavender · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FDB8
Analogous#B8D4FD, #E2B8FD
Triadic#FDBFB8, #B8FDBF
Split complementary#FDE2B8, #D4FDB8
Tetradic#FDB8D4, #F6FDB8, #B8FDE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECEAFE
Darker −10%#9286FC
Darker −20%#6655FA
Darker −30%#3923F9
Darker −40%#1D06E3
More saturated +25%#BDB6FF
Less saturated −25%#C6C1F4

Channel breakdown

R191
G184
B253
Red191 (74.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue246.09°
Saturation (HSL)94.52%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G B8 · B FD

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