What color is #BFA4BB?

#BFA4BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFA4BB?

The RGB value is 191, 164, 187: 191 red, 164 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA4BB?

The complementary color is #A4BFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA4BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA4BB color

#BFA4BB rgb(191, 164, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFA4BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.3% green and 73.3% blue (191, 164, 187).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% 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 9.24:1).

#BFA4BB color codes

HEX	`#BFA4BB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 164, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 64.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.33, 13.9, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.33, 16.11, 329.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.73, 41.216, 52.656)`
Decimal	`12559547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA4BB, 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 #BFA4BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA4BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #BFA4BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa4bb; }
.text { color: #bfa4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa4bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 164 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa4bb, #bfa4ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA4BB?: #BFA4BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFA4BB?: The RGB value is 191, 164, 187: 191 red, 164 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA4BB?: The complementary color is #A4BFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA4BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.