What color is #BF86B4?

#BF86B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF86B4?

The RGB value is 191, 134, 180: 191 red, 134 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF86B4?

The complementary color is #86BF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF86B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF86B4 color

#BF86B4 rgb(191, 134, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF86B4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 52.5% green and 70.6% blue (191, 134, 180).

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 La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#BF86B4 color codes

HEX	`#BF86B4`
RGB	`rgb(191, 134, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 52.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.86, 29.22, -15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.86, 33.03, 332.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.249, 31.423, 47.222)`
Decimal	`12551860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF86B4, 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 #BF86B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF86B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #BF86B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf86b4; }
.text { color: #bf86b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf86b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 134 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf86b4, #bf8697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BF86B4?: #BF86B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF86B4?: The RGB value is 191, 134, 180: 191 red, 134 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF86B4?: The complementary color is #86BF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF86B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.