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#BF92ED Color

#BF92ED is rgb(191, 146, 237) in RGB, hsl(270, 72%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF92ED
HEX#BF92ED
RGBrgb(191, 146, 237)
HSLhsl(270, 72%, 75%)
HSVhsv(270, 38%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.136 306.1)
LABlab(67.53% 30.39 -39.74)
LCHlch(67.53% 50.03 307.40)

What #BF92ED 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 #BF92ED, 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 purple in the library.

#BF92ED Channel Values

How #BF92ED 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 146 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 72% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 38% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.46:1 vs white · 8.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF92ED 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 text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BF92ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF92ED; 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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Tints & Shades of #BF92ED

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.

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Shades

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How #BF92ED 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#BF92ED
Protanopia#9B9BED
Protanomaly#AB97ED
Deuteranopia#A3A3EC
Deuteranomaly#AF9CED
Tritanopia#B3A1A1
Tritanomaly#B89BC4
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF92ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf92ed: #BF92ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF92ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf92ed': '#BF92ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.573, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_bf92ed">#BF92ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF92ED"

More Purple Colors

#BF92ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BF92ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF92ED?

#BF92ED is a light purple — rgb(191, 146, 237) in RGB and hsl(270, 72%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #BF92ED?

#BF92ED is rgb(191, 146, 237) — red 191, green 146, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF92ED?

#BF92ED converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF92ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF92ED scores 2.46:1 against white and 8.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF92ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF92ED 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 17.06, which is visibly different.

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