What color is #BFB5E7?

#BFB5E7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB5E7?

The RGB value is 191, 181, 231: 191 red, 181 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB5E7?

The complementary color is #DDE7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB5E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB5E7 color

#BFB5E7 rgb(191, 181, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFB5E7 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71% green and 90.6% blue (191, 181, 231).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 51% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#BFB5E7 color codes

HEX	`#BFB5E7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 181, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 51%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76, 13.5, -23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76, 27.25, 299.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.43, 49.893, 82.454)`
Decimal	`12563943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB5E7, 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 #BFB5E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB5E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #BFB5E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb5e7; }
.text { color: #bfb5e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb5e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 181 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb5e7, #d8b5e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFB5E7?: #BFB5E7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB5E7?: The RGB value is 191, 181, 231: 191 red, 181 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB5E7?: The complementary color is #DDE7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB5E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.