What color is #BFB4E0?

#BFB4E0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB4E0?

The RGB value is 191, 180, 224: 191 red, 180 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB4E0?

The complementary color is #D5E0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB4E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB4E0 color

#BFB4E0 rgb(191, 180, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFB4E0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.6% green and 87.8% blue (191, 180, 224).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 42% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#BFB4E0 color codes

HEX	`#BFB4E0`
RGB	`rgb(191, 180, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 70.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 42%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 20%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, 12.53, -20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 24.13, 301.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.259, 49.1, 77.283)`
Decimal	`12563680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB4E0, 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 #BFB4E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB4E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #BFB4E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb4e0; }
.text { color: #bfb4e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb4e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 180 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb4e0, #d5b4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFB4E0?: #BFB4E0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB4E0?: The RGB value is 191, 180, 224: 191 red, 180 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB4E0?: The complementary color is #D5E0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB4E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.