What color is #BFA3C8?

#BFA3C8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA3C8?

The RGB value is 191, 163, 200: 191 red, 163 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA3C8?

The complementary color is #ACC8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA3C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA3C8 color

#BFA3C8 rgb(191, 163, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFA3C8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 63.9% green and 78.4% blue (191, 163, 200).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#BFA3C8 color codes

HEX	`#BFA3C8`
RGB	`rgb(191, 163, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 63.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.48, 16.94, -15.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.48, 22.69, 318.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.007, 41.441, 60.26)`
Decimal	`12559304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA3C8, 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 #BFA3C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA3C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #BFA3C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa3c8; }
.text { color: #bfa3c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa3c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 163 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa3c8, #c8a3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA3C8?: #BFA3C8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA3C8?: The RGB value is 191, 163, 200: 191 red, 163 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA3C8?: The complementary color is #ACC8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA3C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.