What color is #BF86BF?

#BF86BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF86BF?

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

What is the complementary color of #BF86BF?

The complementary color is #86BF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF86BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF86BF color

#BF86BF rgb(191, 134, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF86BF is a light, desaturated magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#BF86BF color codes

HEX	`#BF86BF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 134, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 52.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.25, 31.25, -21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.25, 37.68, 326.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.414, 31.89, 53.359)`
Decimal	`12551871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF86BF, 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 #BF86BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF86BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #BF86BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf86bf; }
.text { color: #bf86bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf86bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 134 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf86bf, #bf86a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BF86BF?: #BF86BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF86BF?: The RGB value is 191, 134, 191: 191 red, 134 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF86BF?: The complementary color is #86BF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF86BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.