What color is #BFB8D6?

#BFB8D6 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 #BFB8D6?

The RGB value is 191, 184, 214: 191 red, 184 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB8D6?

The complementary color is #CFD6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB8D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB8D6 color

#BFB8D6 rgb(191, 184, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFB8D6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.2% green and 83.9% blue (191, 184, 214).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 27% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is New Love (#C6BBDB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#BFB8D6 color codes

HEX	`#BFB8D6`
RGB	`rgb(191, 184, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 27%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, 8.26, -14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 16.39, 300.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.762, 50.212, 70.623)`
Decimal	`12564694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB8D6, 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 #BFB8D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB8D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #BFB8D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb8d6; }
.text { color: #bfb8d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb8d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 184 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb8d6, #ceb8d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFB8D6?: #BFB8D6 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 #BFB8D6?: The RGB value is 191, 184, 214: 191 red, 184 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB8D6?: The complementary color is #CFD6B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB8D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.