Colour

#BFBBFF

#BFBBFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Plum

#BFBBFF is a blue with RGB values 191, 187, 255 and HSL 244°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BFBBFF#BFBBFF

HEX#BFBBFF

RGBrgb(191, 187, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.7333, 1

RGB percentages74.9%, 73.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(243.5, 100%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 26.7%, 100%)

CMYK25.1%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,565,503

CSS custom property--colour: #BFBBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.77:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#404400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9C4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8C0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B1C7D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.8 Thistle · ΔE 23.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.9 Lavender · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FBFFBB

Analogous#BBD9FF, #E1BBFF

Triadic#FFBFBB, #BBFFBF

Split complementary#FFE1BB, #D9FFBB

Tetradic#FFBBD9, #FBFFBB, #BBFFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFEEFF

Darker −10%#8F88FF

Darker −20%#5F55FF

Darker −30%#2F22FF

Darker −40%#0E00EE

More saturated +25%#BFBBFF

Less saturated −25%#C6C3F7

Channel breakdown

R191

G187

B255

Red191 (74.9%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue243.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BF · G BB · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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