What color is #BF8FC4?

#BF8FC4 is a light, desaturated magenta known as Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Violaceous?

The RGB value is 191, 143, 196: 191 red, 143 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Violaceous?

The complementary color is #94C48F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8FC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Violaceous color: hex code #BF8FC4

#BF8FC4 rgb(191, 143, 196)

Shades of purple

Violaceous has the hex code #BF8FC4. It is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 56.1% green and 76.9% blue (191, 143, 196).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

Violaceous (#BF8FC4) color codes

HEX	`#BF8FC4`
RGB	`rgb(191, 143, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 56.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 27%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, 27.24, -20.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 34.03, 323.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.271, 34.708, 56.739)`
Decimal	`12554180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Violaceous, 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 #BF8FC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF8FC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #BF8FC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8fc4; }
.text { color: #bf8fc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8fc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 143 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8fc4, #c48faf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

See #BF8FC4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BF8FC4?: #BF8FC4 is a light, desaturated magenta known as Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Violaceous?: The RGB value is 191, 143, 196: 191 red, 143 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Violaceous?: The complementary color is #94C48F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8FC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.