What color is #BFB5CA?

#BFB5CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB5CA?

The RGB value is 191, 181, 202: 191 red, 181 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB5CA?

The complementary color is #C0CAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB5CA color

#BFB5CA rgb(191, 181, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB5CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71% green and 79.2% blue (191, 181, 202).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#BFB5CA color codes

HEX	`#BFB5CA`
RGB	`rgb(191, 181, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.07, 7.47, -9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.07, 11.95, 308.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.669, 48.388, 62.642)`
Decimal	`12563914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB5CA, 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 #BFB5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #BFB5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb5ca; }
.text { color: #bfb5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 181 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb5ca, #cab5ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFB5CA?: #BFB5CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB5CA?: The RGB value is 191, 181, 202: 191 red, 181 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB5CA?: The complementary color is #C0CAB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.