What color is #BFBDD3?

#BFBDD3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBDD3?

The RGB value is 191, 189, 211: 191 red, 189 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBDD3?

The complementary color is #D1D3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBDD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBDD3 color

#BFBDD3 rgb(191, 189, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBDD3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.1% green and 82.7% blue (191, 189, 211).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#BFBDD3 color codes

HEX	`#BFBDD3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 189, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, 4.94, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 11.84, 294.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.439, 52.174, 68.976)`
Decimal	`12565971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBDD3, 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 #BFBDD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBDD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #BFBDD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbdd3; }
.text { color: #bfbdd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbdd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 189 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbdd3, #cabdd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BFBDD3?: #BFBDD3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBDD3?: The RGB value is 191, 189, 211: 191 red, 189 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBDD3?: The complementary color is #D1D3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBDD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.