What color is #BFB5DF?

#BFB5DF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB5DF?

The RGB value is 191, 181, 223: 191 red, 181 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB5DF?

The complementary color is #D5DFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB5DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB5DF color

#BFB5DF rgb(191, 181, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFB5DF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71% green and 87.5% blue (191, 181, 223).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 40% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#BFB5DF color codes

HEX	`#BFB5DF`
RGB	`rgb(191, 181, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 40%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.73, 11.77, -19.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.73, 22.99, 300.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.326, 49.452, 76.639)`
Decimal	`12563935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB5DF, 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 #BFB5DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB5DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #BFB5DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb5df; }
.text { color: #bfb5df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb5df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 181 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb5df, #d4b5df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFB5DF?: #BFB5DF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB5DF?: The RGB value is 191, 181, 223: 191 red, 181 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB5DF?: The complementary color is #D5DFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB5DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.