What color is #BFA2E2?

#BFA2E2 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA2E2?

The RGB value is 191, 162, 226: 191 red, 162 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA2E2?

The complementary color is #C5E2A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA2E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA2E2 color

#BFA2E2 rgb(191, 162, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFA2E2 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.5% green and 88.6% blue (191, 162, 226).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 52% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#BFA2E2 color codes

HEX	`#BFA2E2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 162, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 63.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 52%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 28%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.15, 22.88, -28.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.15, 36.45, 308.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.131, 42.408, 77.587)`
Decimal	`12559074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA2E2, 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 #BFA2E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA2E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #BFA2E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa2e2; }
.text { color: #bfa2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa2e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 162 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa2e2, #dfa2e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA2E2?: #BFA2E2 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA2E2?: The RGB value is 191, 162, 226: 191 red, 162 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA2E2?: The complementary color is #C5E2A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA2E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.