What color is #BF95CA?

#BF95CA 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 #BF95CA?

The RGB value is 191, 149, 202: 191 red, 149 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF95CA?

The complementary color is #A0CA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF95CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF95CA color

#BF95CA rgb(191, 149, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF95CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 58.4% green and 79.2% blue (191, 149, 202).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 33% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#BF95CA color codes

HEX	`#BF95CA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 149, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 58.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 33%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 26%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, 25.09, -21.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 32.88, 319.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.893, 36.836, 60.716)`
Decimal	`12555722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF95CA, 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 #BF95CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF95CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #BF95CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf95ca; }
.text { color: #bf95ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf95ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 149 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf95ca, #ca95ba); }

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Questions

What color is #BF95CA?: #BF95CA 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 #BF95CA?: The RGB value is 191, 149, 202: 191 red, 149 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF95CA?: The complementary color is #A0CA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF95CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.