What color is #BF93B8?

#BF93B8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF93B8?

The RGB value is 191, 147, 184: 191 red, 147 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF93B8?

The complementary color is #93BF9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF93B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF93B8 color

#BF93B8 rgb(191, 147, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF93B8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 57.6% green and 72.2% blue (191, 147, 184).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#BF93B8 color codes

HEX	`#BF93B8`
RGB	`rgb(191, 147, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 57.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, 22.75, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 26.12, 330.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.571, 35.406, 50.035)`
Decimal	`12555192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF93B8, 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 #BF93B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF93B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #BF93B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf93b8; }
.text { color: #bf93b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf93b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 147 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf93b8, #bf93a2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BF93B8?: #BF93B8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF93B8?: The RGB value is 191, 147, 184: 191 red, 147 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF93B8?: The complementary color is #93BF9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF93B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.