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#BF8CCF Color

#BF8CCF is rgb(191, 140, 207) in RGB, hsl(286, 41%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 32%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF8CCF
HEX#BF8CCF
RGBrgb(191, 140, 207)
HSLhsl(286, 41%, 68%)
HSVhsv(286, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.11 317.9)
LABlab(65.10% 28.67 -26.93)
LCHlch(65.10% 39.34 316.80)

What #BF8CCF 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 #BF8CCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.94Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.26Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.79Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.88Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.9Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.68

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

#BF8CCF Channel Values

How #BF8CCF 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 140 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 41% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF8CCF 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF8CCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF8CCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF8CCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BF8CCF
Complementary
#9CCF8C
Analogous
#9E8CCF
Analogous
#CF8CBD
Triadic
#CFBF8C
Triadic
#8CCFBF
Split comp.
#BDCF8C
Split comp.
#8CCF9E

Tints & Shades of #BF8CCF

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

#C79AD5
#D1ACDC
#D9BBE2
#E1C9E8
#E9D7EE
#F3E9F6

Shades

#AD6CC1
#9B4BB4
#7F3E93
#602F6F
#44214F
#28142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF8CCF.

How #BF8CCF 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#BF8CCF
Protanopia#9696CF
Protanomaly#A892CF
Deuteranopia#9F9FCE
Deuteranomaly#AD98CE
Tritanopia#B79797
Tritanomaly#BA93B0
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF8CCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf8ccf: #BF8CCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF8CCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf8ccf': '#BF8CCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.549, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_bf8ccf">#BF8CCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF8CCF"

More Purple Colors

#BF8CCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BF8CCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF8CCF?

#BF8CCF is a light purple — rgb(191, 140, 207) in RGB and hsl(286, 41%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #BF8CCF?

#BF8CCF is rgb(191, 140, 207) — red 191, green 140, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF8CCF?

#BF8CCF converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF8CCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF8CCF scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF8CCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF8CCF 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 9.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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