What color is #BFABCE?

#BFABCE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFABCE?

The RGB value is 191, 171, 206: 191 red, 171 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFABCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BFABCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFABCE color

#BFABCE rgb(191, 171, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFABCE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.1% green and 80.8% blue (191, 171, 206).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#BFABCE color codes

HEX	`#BFABCE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 171, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, 13.73, -15.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 20.41, 312.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.187, 44.659, 64.515)`
Decimal	`12561358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFABCE, 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 #BFABCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFABCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #BFABCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfabce; }
.text { color: #bfabce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfabce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 171 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfabce, #ceabcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BFABCE?: #BFABCE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFABCE?: The RGB value is 191, 171, 206: 191 red, 171 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFABCE?: The complementary color is #BACEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFABCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.