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#BFA1BB Color

#BFA1BB is rgb(191, 161, 187) in RGB, hsl(308, 19%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFA1BB
HEX#BFA1BB
RGBrgb(191, 161, 187)
HSLhsl(308, 19%, 69%)
HSVhsv(308, 16%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.05 330.5)
LABlab(69.58% 14.76 -9.13)
LCHlch(69.58% 17.35 328.25)

What #BFA1BB 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 #BFA1BB, 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.

#BFA1BB Channel Values

How #BFA1BB 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 161 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 19% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 16% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 2% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BFA1BB 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BFA1BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BFA1BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BFA1BB; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BFA1BB

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 #BFA1BB.

How #BFA1BB 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#BFA1BB
Protanopia#A7A7BB
Protanomaly#B1A4BB
Deuteranopia#ACACBA
Deuteranomaly#B4A8BB
Tritanopia#BCA5A5
Tritanomaly#BDA3AE
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BFA1BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bfa1bb: #BFA1BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFA1BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bfa1bb': '#BFA1BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.631, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_bfa1bb">#BFA1BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BFA1BB"

More Pink Colors

#BFA1BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BFA1BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BFA1BB?

#BFA1BB is a light pink — rgb(191, 161, 187) in RGB and hsl(308, 19%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.21.

What is the RGB value of #BFA1BB?

#BFA1BB is rgb(191, 161, 187) — red 191, green 161, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFA1BB?

#BFA1BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFA1BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFA1BB scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFA1BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFA1BB 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 10.74, which is visibly different.

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