What color is #BFB7DB?

#BFB7DB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB7DB?

The RGB value is 191, 183, 219: 191 red, 183 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB7DB?

The complementary color is #D3DBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB7DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB7DB color

#BFB7DB rgb(191, 183, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFB7DB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.8% green and 85.9% blue (191, 183, 219).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#BFB7DB color codes

HEX	`#BFB7DB`
RGB	`rgb(191, 183, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 71.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.1, 9.84, -17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.1, 19.65, 300.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.203, 50.058, 73.969)`
Decimal	`12564443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB7DB, 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 #BFB7DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB7DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #BFB7DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb7db; }
.text { color: #bfb7db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb7db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 183 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb7db, #d1b7db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFB7DB?: #BFB7DB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color New Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB7DB?: The RGB value is 191, 183, 219: 191 red, 183 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB7DB?: The complementary color is #D3DBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB7DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.