What color is #BF8EBD?

#BF8EBD 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 #BF8EBD?

The RGB value is 191, 142, 189: 191 red, 142 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8EBD?

The complementary color is #8EBF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8EBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8EBD color

#BF8EBD rgb(191, 142, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF8EBD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 55.7% green and 74.1% blue (191, 142, 189).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#BF8EBD color codes

HEX	`#BF8EBD`
RGB	`rgb(191, 142, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 55.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.04, 26.45, -17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.04, 31.55, 326.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.343, 34.098, 52.591)`
Decimal	`12553917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8EBD, 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 #BF8EBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF8EBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #BF8EBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8ebd; }
.text { color: #bf8ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8ebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 142 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8ebd, #bf8ea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BF8EBD?: #BF8EBD 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 #BF8EBD?: The RGB value is 191, 142, 189: 191 red, 142 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8EBD?: The complementary color is #8EBF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8EBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.