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#BF82AE Color

#BF82AE is rgb(191, 130, 174) in RGB, hsl(317, 32%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 9%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF82AE
HEX#BF82AE
RGBrgb(191, 130, 174)
HSLhsl(317, 32%, 63%)
HSVhsv(317, 32%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 9%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.095 337.3)
LABlab(61.79% 29.23 -13.41)
LCHlch(61.79% 32.16 335.36)

What #BF82AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BF82AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BF82AE Channel Values

How #BF82AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 191 · G 130 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 32% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 32% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 9% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF82AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF82AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF82AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BF82AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF82AE.

How #BF82AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BF82AE
Protanopia#8F8FAE
Protanomaly#A48AAE
Deuteranopia#9A9AAC
Deuteranomaly#AA91AD
Tritanopia#BB8989
Tritanomaly#BC8699
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF82AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bf82ae: #BF82AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF82AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf82ae': '#BF82AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.510, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_bf82ae">#BF82AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF82AE"

More Pink Colors

#BF82AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF82AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF82AE?

#BF82AE is a light pink — rgb(191, 130, 174) in RGB and hsl(317, 32%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.72.

What is the RGB value of #BF82AE?

#BF82AE is rgb(191, 130, 174) — red 191, green 130, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF82AE?

#BF82AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 9%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF82AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF82AE scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF82AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF82AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.34, which is visibly different.

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