What color is #BF85B3?

#BF85B3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF85B3?

The RGB value is 191, 133, 179: 191 red, 133 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF85B3?

The complementary color is #85BF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF85B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF85B3 color

#BF85B3 rgb(191, 133, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF85B3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 52.2% green and 70.2% blue (191, 133, 179).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#BF85B3 color codes

HEX	`#BF85B3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 133, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 52.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.6, 29.59, -15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.6, 33.29, 332.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.01, 31.108, 46.641)`
Decimal	`12551603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF85B3, 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 #BF85B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF85B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #BF85B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf85b3; }
.text { color: #bf85b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf85b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 133 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf85b3, #bf8596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BF85B3?: #BF85B3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF85B3?: The RGB value is 191, 133, 179: 191 red, 133 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF85B3?: The complementary color is #85BF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF85B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.