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#BF9DE1 Color

#BF9DE1 is rgb(191, 157, 225) in RGB, hsl(270, 53%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 12%) 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 5.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BF9DE1
HEX#BF9DE1
RGBrgb(191, 157, 225)
HSLhsl(270, 53%, 75%)
HSVhsv(270, 30%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.102 306.9)
LABlab(69.70% 22.62 -29.83)
LCHlch(69.70% 37.44 307.18)

What #BF9DE1 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 #BF9DE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.5Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.97Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.94Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.78African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.07Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.74

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

#BF9DE1 Channel Values

How #BF9DE1 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 157 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 53% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 30% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BF9DE1 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BF9DE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BF9DE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BF9DE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BF9DE1
Complementary
#BFE19D
Analogous
#9D9DE1
Analogous
#E19DE1
Triadic
#E1BF9D
Triadic
#9DE1BF
Split comp.
#E1E19D
Split comp.
#9DE19D

Tints & Shades of #BF9DE1

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

#C7A9E5
#D1B9E9
#D9C4ED
#E0D0F1
#E8DCF4
#F2EBF9

Shades

#A676D5
#8C4FC9
#7336B0
#572985
#3D1D5E
#241137

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BF9DE1.

How #BF9DE1 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#BF9DE1
Protanopia#A3A3E1
Protanomaly#AFA1E1
Deuteranopia#A9A9E0
Deuteranomaly#B2A4E1
Tritanopia#B6A8A8
Tritanomaly#BAA3C1
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BF9DE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bf9de1: #BF9DE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BF9DE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bf9de1': '#BF9DE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.616, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_bf9de1">#BF9DE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#BF9DE1"

More Purple Colors

#BF9DE1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BF9DE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BF9DE1?

#BF9DE1 is a light purple — rgb(191, 157, 225) in RGB and hsl(270, 53%, 75%) 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 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #BF9DE1?

#BF9DE1 is rgb(191, 157, 225) — red 191, green 157, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BF9DE1?

#BF9DE1 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BF9DE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BF9DE1 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BF9DE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BF9DE1 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 11.92, which is visibly different.

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