What color is #BFBDD9?

#BFBDD9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBDD9?

The RGB value is 191, 189, 217: 191 red, 189 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBDD9?

The complementary color is #D7D9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBDD9 color

#BFBDD9 rgb(191, 189, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFBDD9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.1% green and 85.1% blue (191, 189, 217).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#BFBDD9 color codes

HEX	`#BFBDD9`
RGB	`rgb(191, 189, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, 6.17, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 15.05, 294.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.205, 52.481, 73.012)`
Decimal	`12565977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBDD9, 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 #BFBDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #BFBDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbdd9; }
.text { color: #bfbdd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbdd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 189 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbdd9, #cdbdd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFBDD9?: #BFBDD9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBDD9?: The RGB value is 191, 189, 217: 191 red, 189 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBDD9?: The complementary color is #D7D9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.