What color is #BF98CA?

#BF98CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF98CA?

The RGB value is 191, 152, 202: 191 red, 152 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF98CA?

The complementary color is #A3CA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF98CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF98CA color

#BF98CA rgb(191, 152, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BF98CA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 59.6% green and 79.2% blue (191, 152, 202).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#BF98CA color codes

HEX	`#BF98CA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 152, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 59.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 25%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.87, 23.43, -20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.87, 30.91, 319.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.373, 37.798, 60.877)`
Decimal	`12556490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF98CA, 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 #BF98CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF98CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #BF98CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf98ca; }
.text { color: #bf98ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf98ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 152 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf98ca, #ca98bc); }

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Questions

What color is #BF98CA?: #BF98CA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF98CA?: The RGB value is 191, 152, 202: 191 red, 152 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF98CA?: The complementary color is #A3CA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF98CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.