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#BF93DC Color

#BF93DC is rgb(191, 147, 220) in RGB, hsl(276, 51%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF93DC
HEX#BF93DC
RGBrgb(191, 147, 220)
HSLhsl(276, 51%, 72%)
HSVhsv(276, 33%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.113 311.3)
LABlab(67.16% 27.05 -30.97)
LCHlch(67.16% 41.12 311.13)

What #BF93DC 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 #BF93DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.26African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.68Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.97Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.28Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.37Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.63

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

#BF93DC Channel Values

How #BF93DC 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 147 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 51% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 33% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF93DC 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF93DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF93DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF93DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BF93DC
Complementary
#B0DC93
Analogous
#9A93DC
Analogous
#DC93D5
Triadic
#DCBF93
Triadic
#93DCBF
Split comp.
#D5DC93
Split comp.
#93DC9A

Tints & Shades of #BF93DC

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

#C8A3E1
#CFAEE5
#D8BEEA
#E1CDEF
#EADCF4
#F1E8F8

Shades

#A86DD0
#934AC4
#7936A6
#5D297F
#411D59
#271136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF93DC.

How #BF93DC 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#BF93DC
Protanopia#9C9CDC
Protanomaly#AB98DC
Deuteranopia#A3A3DB
Deuteranomaly#AF9DDB
Tritanopia#B69F9F
Tritanomaly#BA9ABA
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF93DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf93dc: #BF93DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF93DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf93dc': '#BF93DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.576, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_bf93dc">#BF93DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF93DC"

More Purple Colors

#BF93DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BF93DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF93DC?

#BF93DC is a light purple — rgb(191, 147, 220) in RGB and hsl(276, 51%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #BF93DC?

#BF93DC is rgb(191, 147, 220) — red 191, green 147, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF93DC?

#BF93DC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 33%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF93DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF93DC scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF93DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF93DC 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 11.63, which is visibly different.

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