What color is #BFBDE3?

#BFBDE3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBDE3?

The RGB value is 191, 189, 227: 191 red, 189 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBDE3?

The complementary color is #E1E3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBDE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBDE3 color

#BFBDE3 rgb(191, 189, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BFBDE3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.1% green and 89% blue (191, 189, 227).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 40% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#BFBDE3 color codes

HEX	`#BFBDE3`
RGB	`rgb(191, 189, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.1%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 40%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, 8.27, -18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 20.41, 293.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.546, 53.017, 80.07)`
Decimal	`12565987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBDE3, 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 #BFBDE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBDE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #BFBDE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbde3; }
.text { color: #bfbde3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbde3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 189 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbde3, #d2bde3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BFBDE3?: #BFBDE3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBDE3?: The RGB value is 191, 189, 227: 191 red, 189 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBDE3?: The complementary color is #E1E3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBDE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.