What color is #BFA8C6?

#BFA8C6 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 #BFA8C6?

The RGB value is 191, 168, 198: 191 red, 168 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFA8C6?

The complementary color is #AFC6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFA8C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFA8C6 color

#BFA8C6 rgb(191, 168, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFA8C6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.9% green and 77.6% blue (191, 168, 198).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#BFA8C6 color codes

HEX	`#BFA8C6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 168, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 65.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, 13.79, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 18.43, 318.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.68, 43.159, 59.339)`
Decimal	`12560582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFA8C6, 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 #BFA8C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFA8C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #BFA8C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfa8c6; }
.text { color: #bfa8c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa8c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 168 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfa8c6, #c6a8be); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BFA8C6?: #BFA8C6 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 #BFA8C6?: The RGB value is 191, 168, 198: 191 red, 168 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFA8C6?: The complementary color is #AFC6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFA8C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.