What color is #BF94CF?

#BF94CF 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 #BF94CF?

The RGB value is 191, 148, 207: 191 red, 148 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF94CF?

The complementary color is #A4CF94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF94CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF94CF color

#BF94CF rgb(191, 148, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF94CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 58% green and 81.2% blue (191, 148, 207).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 8.35:1).

#BF94CF color codes

HEX	`#BF94CF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 148, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 58%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 29%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.1, 26.65, -24.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.1, 35.94, 317.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.337, 36.762, 63.832)`
Decimal	`12555471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF94CF, 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 #BF94CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF94CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #BF94CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf94cf; }
.text { color: #bf94cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf94cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 148 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf94cf, #cf94c2); }

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Questions

What color is #BF94CF?: #BF94CF 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 #BF94CF?: The RGB value is 191, 148, 207: 191 red, 148 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF94CF?: The complementary color is #A4CF94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF94CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.