What color is #BF89B3?

#BF89B3 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 #BF89B3?

The RGB value is 191, 137, 179: 191 red, 137 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF89B3?

The complementary color is #89BF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF89B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF89B3 color

#BF89B3 rgb(191, 137, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF89B3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 53.7% green and 70.2% blue (191, 137, 179).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#BF89B3 color codes

HEX	`#BF89B3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 137, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 53.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, 27.38, -13.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 30.68, 333.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.568, 32.224, 46.827)`
Decimal	`12552627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF89B3, 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 #BF89B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF89B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #BF89B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf89b3; }
.text { color: #bf89b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf89b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 137 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf89b3, #bf8998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BF89B3?: #BF89B3 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 #BF89B3?: The RGB value is 191, 137, 179: 191 red, 137 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF89B3?: The complementary color is #89BF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF89B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.