What color is #BF8FCB?

#BF8FCB 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 #BF8FCB?

The RGB value is 191, 143, 203: 191 red, 143 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF8FCB?

The complementary color is #9BCB8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF8FCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF8FCB color

#BF8FCB rgb(191, 143, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF8FCB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 56.1% green and 79.6% blue (191, 143, 203).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#BF8FCB color codes

HEX	`#BF8FCB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 143, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 56.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.78, 28.62, -23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.78, 37.29, 320.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.086, 35.034, 61.034)`
Decimal	`12554187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF8FCB, 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 #BF8FCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF8FCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #BF8FCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf8fcb; }
.text { color: #bf8fcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8fcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 143 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf8fcb, #cb8fb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BF8FCB?: #BF8FCB 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 #BF8FCB?: The RGB value is 191, 143, 203: 191 red, 143 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF8FCB?: The complementary color is #9BCB8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF8FCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.