What color is #BFA4C4?

#BFA4C4 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 #BFA4C4?

The RGB value is 191, 164, 196: 191 red, 164 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA4C4?

The complementary color is #A9C4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA4C4 color

#BFA4C4 rgb(191, 164, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFA4C4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.3% green and 76.9% blue (191, 164, 196).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#BFA4C4 color codes

HEX	`#BFA4C4`
RGB	`rgb(191, 164, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 64.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 16%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.6, 15.61, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.6, 20.13, 320.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.724, 41.613, 57.89)`
Decimal	`12559556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA4C4, 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 #BFA4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #BFA4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa4c4; }
.text { color: #bfa4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 164 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa4c4, #c4a4b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFA4C4?: #BFA4C4 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 #BFA4C4?: The RGB value is 191, 164, 196: 191 red, 164 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA4C4?: The complementary color is #A9C4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.