What color is #BFB5D2?

#BFB5D2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB5D2?

The RGB value is 191, 181, 210: 191 red, 181 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB5D2?

The complementary color is #C8D2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB5D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB5D2 color

#BFB5D2 rgb(191, 181, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFB5D2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71% green and 82.4% blue (191, 181, 210).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 24% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#BFB5D2 color codes

HEX	`#BFB5D2`
RGB	`rgb(191, 181, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 24%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.31, 9.07, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.31, 16.11, 304.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.64, 48.777, 67.76)`
Decimal	`12563922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB5D2, 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 #BFB5D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB5D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #BFB5D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb5d2; }
.text { color: #bfb5d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb5d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 181 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb5d2, #ceb5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFB5D2?: #BFB5D2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB5D2?: The RGB value is 191, 181, 210: 191 red, 181 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB5D2?: The complementary color is #C8D2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB5D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.