What color is #BFB9CE?

#BFB9CE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFB9CE?

The RGB value is 191, 185, 206: 191 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFB9CE?

The complementary color is #C8CEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFB9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFB9CE color

#BFB9CE rgb(191, 185, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFB9CE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.5% green and 80.8% blue (191, 185, 206).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#BFB9CE color codes

HEX	`#BFB9CE`
RGB	`rgb(191, 185, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 72.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.21, 6.1, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.21, 11.54, 301.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.973, 50.23, 65.443)`
Decimal	`12564942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFB9CE, 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 #BFB9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFB9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #BFB9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfb9ce; }
.text { color: #bfb9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfb9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 185 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfb9ce, #c9b9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFB9CE?: #BFB9CE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFB9CE?: The RGB value is 191, 185, 206: 191 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFB9CE?: The complementary color is #C8CEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFB9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.