What color is #BFA3D9?

#BFA3D9 is a light, desaturated violet known as Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Enchanted Lavender?

The RGB value is 191, 163, 217: 191 red, 163 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Enchanted Lavender?

The complementary color is #BDD9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA3D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Enchanted Lavender color: hex code #BFA3D9

#BFA3D9 rgb(191, 163, 217)

Shades of purple

Enchanted Lavender has the hex code #BFA3D9. It is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.9% green and 85.1% blue (191, 163, 217).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 42% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9) color codes

HEX	`#BFA3D9`
RGB	`rgb(191, 163, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 63.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 42%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.06, 20.41, -23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.06, 31.18, 310.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.105, 42.281, 71.312)`
Decimal	`12559321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Enchanted Lavender, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BFA3D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA3D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BFA3D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa3d9; }
.text { color: #bfa3d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa3d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 163 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa3d9, #d9a3d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BFA3D9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BFA3D9?: #BFA3D9 is a light, desaturated violet known as Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Enchanted Lavender?: The RGB value is 191, 163, 217: 191 red, 163 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Enchanted Lavender?: The complementary color is #BDD9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA3D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.