What color is #BFB6D7?

#BFB6D7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB6D7?

The RGB value is 191, 182, 215: 191 red, 182 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB6D7?

The complementary color is #CED7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB6D7?

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.

#BFB6D7 color

#BFB6D7 rgb(191, 182, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BFB6D7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.4% green and 84.3% blue (191, 182, 215).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 29% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BFB6D7 color codes

HEX	`#BFB6D7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 182, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 29%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.72, 9.55, -15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.72, 18.14, 301.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.477, 49.438, 71.16)`
Decimal	`12564183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB6D7, 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 #BFB6D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB6D7 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 #BFB6D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb6d7; }
.text { color: #bfb6d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb6d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 182 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb6d7, #d0b6d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFB6D7?: #BFB6D7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB6D7?: The RGB value is 191, 182, 215: 191 red, 182 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB6D7?: The complementary color is #CED7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB6D7?: 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.