What color is #BF70D0?

#BF70D0 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF70D0?

The RGB value is 191, 112, 208: 191 red, 112 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF70D0?

The complementary color is #81D070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF70D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF70D0 color

#BF70D0 rgb(191, 112, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF70D0 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 43.9% green and 81.6% blue (191, 112, 208).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 51% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#BF70D0 color codes

HEX	`#BF70D0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 112, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 43.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 51%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 46%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 46%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.18, 46.43, -36.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.18, 59.33, 321.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.664, 27.22, 62.88)`
Decimal	`12546256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF70D0, 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 #BF70D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BF70D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	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 #BF70D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf70d0; }
.text { color: #bf70d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf70d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 112 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf70d0, #d070b1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BF70D0?: #BF70D0 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF70D0?: The RGB value is 191, 112, 208: 191 red, 112 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF70D0?: The complementary color is #81D070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF70D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.