What color is #BFADCA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFADCA?

The RGB value is 191, 173, 202: 191 red, 173 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFADCA?

The complementary color is #B8CAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFADCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFADCA color

#BFADCA rgb(191, 173, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFADCA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.8% green and 79.2% blue (191, 173, 202).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#BFADCA color codes

HEX	`#BFADCA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 173, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 67.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.04, 11.83, -12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.04, 17.11, 313.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.088, 45.228, 62.115)`
Decimal	`12561866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFADCA, 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 #BFADCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFADCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #BFADCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfadca; }
.text { color: #bfadca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfadca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 173 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfadca, #caadc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFADCA?: #BFADCA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFADCA?: The RGB value is 191, 173, 202: 191 red, 173 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFADCA?: The complementary color is #B8CAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFADCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.