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Recognised as Colour

#BFBAFD

  • #BFBAFD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#BFBAFD is a blue with RGB values 191, 186, 253 and HSL 244°, 94%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFBAFD#BFBAFD
HEX#BFBAFD
RGBrgb(191, 186, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7294, 0.9922
RGB percentages74.9%, 72.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(244.5, 94.4%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 26.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK24.5%, 26.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,565,245
CSS custom property--colour: #BFBAFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#404502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9C3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8BFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B1C5D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.3Thistle · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9Lavender · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8FDBA
Analogous#BAD7FD, #E1BAFD
Triadic#FDBFBA, #BAFDBF
Split complementary#FDE1BA, #D7FDBA
Tetradic#FDBAD7, #F8FDBA, #BAFDE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDECFE
Darker −10%#9188FC
Darker −20%#6357FA
Darker −30%#3525F9
Darker −40%#1707E4
More saturated +25%#BDB8FF
Less saturated −25%#C7C3F4

Channel breakdown

R191
G186
B253
Red191 (74.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue244.48°
Saturation (HSL)94.37%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BF · G BA · B FD

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